"Companies that experience computer outages lasting more than 10 days will NEVER recover financially."

[Jon Toigo - Disaster Planning: Managing Risk & Castastrophe in Information Systems]


 

Can deleted data be recovered?

In most instances, yes. The normal deletion process does not permanently remove the original data from the storage media, therefore making recovery possible. More advanced search and recovery techniques can also be used, such as keyword searches.


Can deleted e-mail be recovered?

E-mail is a form of electronic data, as such, recovery of this type of data is much the same as any other data type. However, in many instances the application that was used to create the e-mail may introduce challenges to the recovery process. Fortunately, LWG Consulting possesses the necessary tools and experience to deal with these challenges and recover the data.


Can deleted Internet activity be recovered?

During connection to the Internet, many electronic artifacts are generated and stored on the host computer system. Many of these artifacts are generated and stored without the knowledge or direct involvement of the user. The complete removal of these artifacts is difficult and therefore, many traces are left of user's activity. In the event an effective deletion of the needed data was completed, other specialized search techniques can be conducted to recover the targeted data.


If a hard drive or computer is damaged, will this eliminate the possibility of data recovery and analysis?

Of course the extent of the damage will dictate the success rate of data recovery and analysis. Given the construction of hard disk drives and personal computer systems, the media that holds the needed electronic evidence is well protected. LWG Consulting has lead the industry in hi-tech equipment restoration, whether the damages are a result of fire and smoke exposure, liquid contamination, or physical damage. Utilizing our data recovery techniques, LWG Consulting also has the ability to perform board and component level repair of damaged hard disk drives breathing life into once thought dead devices and successfully recovering crucial data from hard disk drives retrieved from fire scenes, as well as those intentionally damaged to prevent operation.