As the value of computer data increases, so has the need to Recover Lost Data. Depending on how the data has been lost, it may be possible to recover it using advanced Data Recovery tools.

New Zealand Forensics routinely recovers data from failed hard drives caused by:

Data Recovery is divided into categories.

Logical failure:This can be caused by many different situations, from viruses and malware infections to the improper installation of new software or the installation of software updates. It could also be caused by the deletion of files that the system requires for the proper operation of the computer. Also included here is the accidental formatting of a drive, which will cause data to be lost.

If a drive has been accidently formatted, do not try and recover the data files yourself. Instead, turn the computer off and take it to a person qualified to recover the data.

Physical Failure:This occurs when there is a physical/mechanical or electrical failure within the drive itself.  There are a number of scenarios that can lead to these types of failures.  Often they are the result of irregular voltages from power surges, or from a physical impact of some type. Age of a drive can also play a factor. Most failures in hard drives will occur after bewteen 3-5 years of use due to typical wear on the drive's parts.

NZ Forensics does not deal with Physical Failure however we can recommend businesses that can assist in this field.

All Data Recovery is conducted from a forensic point of view so that the actual hard drive is never actually worked on during the data recovery process .

Password Recovery is the process of recovering passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system. A common approach is to repeatedly try guesses of the password. This is known as a Brute Force approach. The purpose of password recovery might be to help a user recover a forgotten password (though installing an entirely new password is less of a security risk, but involves system administration privileges), to gain unauthorized access to a system, or as a preventive measure by system administrators to check for easily crackable passwords.

With the ever increasing use of computers and the Internet, people wishing to protect data are using passwords and data encryption to protect it.  If the password is lost or as an employer, you wish to know what an employee is doing, the password may be recovered to give you access to the information.  Password Recovery methods are advancing at an ever increasing rate, making recovery even more probable.

We can assist with forgotten passwords for email, group accounts and much more