In this post, we’re taking a trip away from the Gillware Data Recovery lab and over to the Gillware Digital Forensics lab. This case is an example of the kind of work our newly formed branch does for law enforcement agencies…
What is a ThawSpace? The Faronics Deep Freeze software takes a snapshot of the user’s machine, “freezing” it at that point in time. Every time the machine is rebooted, it reverts to its frozen state—none of the changes to the disk…
Hard Drive Firmware is the operating system of the hard drive. It is the first thing on the drive’s platters the magnetic read/write heads try to read when the drive is powered on and spins up. If the read/write heads…
When a hard drive starts making unusual clicking noises, it is because the drive’s magnetic read/write heads have run into a problem while attempting to read data from its platters. Although this can happen for a few reasons, in many data…
Windows Error leaves user unable to access their data Recovery Type: LaptopDrive Capacity: 500GBManufacturer: Western DigitalModel Name: BlueModel Number: WD5000LPVX-75V0TT0Operating System: WindowsMain Symptom: Windows ErrorType of Data: Homeschooling program filesData Recovery Grade: 9Binary Read: 100% For many people, there are few things in the world more terrifying than…
Recovery Type: External Hard DriveDrive Capacity: 1TBManufacturer:Western DigitalModel Name: PassportModel Number: WD10JMVW-11S5XS0Operating System: MacintoshMain Symptom: Invalid Partition Table, Platter Damage, SmartWare EncryptionType of Data: Pictures and DocumentsData Recovery Grade: 9Binary Read: 99.99% This client’s hard drive had already been opened up before it had even arrived at Gillware. Usually, when…
Originally posted on 5/20/2016, and updated on 1 This camcorder data recovery case has been completed. Recovery Type: Camcorder (Hard Drive)Drive Capacity: 80GBManufacturer: ToshibaModel Number: MK8034GAL HDD1818 H ZK01Main Symptom: Fire and water damageType of Data Recovered: VideosGillware Data Recovery Case Rating: 4 Fire Damaged Camcorder Recovery…
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