VMDK Recovery
VMDK file repair is a custom data recovery service offered by Gillware. Our virtualization data recovery experts have extensive experience recovering all sorts of data problems with VMware Hypervisors, and in particular, VMDK files. What do you do when a…
[Solved] Western Digital (WD) easystore Not Working / WD Hard Drive Not Recognized
As with any USB attached external hard drive, a Western Digital failure or hard drive not recognized error may occur for a number of reasons. If you are experiencing issues with your WD external hard drive, don’t worry, you are…
[Solved] File System Check Exit Code Is 8
The macOS personal computer is extremely popular with creative, professional, and home users. Mac OS X (and all other mac editions) is built upon Unix, and a Mac computer is normally an incredibly reliable piece of hardware. However, even the…
Purple Screen Of Death (PSOD) Data Recovery
Businesses throughout the United States rely on VMware virtualization products for day-to-day business operations. Despite the rise of cloud computing, VMware has remained a very popular solution used by small, medium, and large enterprise organizations. The core VMware products are…
The Request Could Not Be Performed Because of an I/O Device Error [Solved]
The I/O device error message is found predominantly on Windows 10 computers and laptops. Linux is not immune to this error either, and we have also seen it on virtual hypervisors such as VMware or Hyper-V. The”I/O device error” is…
External Hard Drive Says No Media in Disk Management
Discovering the “no media” message when you plug in your external hard drive, USB Drive, Pen Drive, or USB Flash Drive is a frustrating experience. The problem manifests itself after you plug in the drive, and the drive shows “no…
DVR Lost Password: How Do I Recover My CCTV DVR Password?
A lost or forgotten password for a device or app is usually at most an annoyance. In typical circumstances, it is relatively easy to recover a lost password; a user can simply click the “forgot password” button on a website…
How to Get Video Off My Security DVR
Security Digital Video Recorders (DVR) are installed on almost every business’s premises in the United States, and security DVRs are becoming increasingly popular in residential “smart” homes. Security digital video recorder devices are usually impeccably reliable, with many lasting 10+…
Learn From Others Podcast Featuring CEO Brian Gill
Gillware’s CEO Brian Gill was featured on the most recent episode of the Learn From Others podcast. The Learn From Others podcast is an educational podcast for students hosted by Greg Stanley that interviews guests from all different backgrounds to…
Cooking With Neutrons
Certain environments are rich in radiation—for example, the interior of a nuclear power plant’s fission reactor, or outer space during a solar flare, or (more morbidly) ground zero of a nuclear explosion or meltdown. In these environments, the things we…
Air Gap Backups for Home and Small Business
Living in a world where one inadvertent click can bring about total encryption of the data on your computer from ransomware, it is important to take a few extra precautions to help make recovery from these events a bit more…
MacBook Pro: No Power, No Data
MacBook Specifics: Model: A1706 EMC 3163 (fourth-generation) Storage: 256GB Onboard PCIe 3.0 (NVMe – Non-Volatile Memory express) A few days ago, we received a MacBook Pro at our lab. The customer complained that the laptop would not power on. They…