Blog and data recovery case studies

At the beginning, we presented the cases we received in text form, but the development of the Internet, hobbies and the desire for self-improvement resulted in the idea of presenting our work in a different way.

Photography has always been interesting to me, but I would never have thought that it would become somehow related to my work. Not to mention video recording and processing. This is how the Blog was created, which over time has evolved into its current form.

If you have some free time and would like to see what our work (and generally the process of data recovery from various devices) looks like from the inside, I invite you to the press review! Maybe you'll see your case here?

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- Lukas -

16 October 2022

Many people would like to try to recover the data on their own.

In some cases this is absolutely possible.
In the article below, we explain where to start and what to avoid when attempting data recovery.

Article and video

Odzyskiwanie danych z dysku WD 2TB Elements

1 July 2025

Initially, for this model we suspected a typical failure or partial degradation of the head assembly.

During the analysis, it turned out that the drive had suffered an unusual form of damage to the magnetic surface.

Article

31 January 2025

Not only is product quality these days far from ideal, but it also turns out you have to be careful with recycled products – and it’s not just SSDs or memory cards that are being counterfeited.

In this post, you’ll learn what to look out for and how to avoid mistakes that could cost you your business data, your work, your memories and irreplaceable keepsakes.

Article

13 November 2024

Why change the electronics from USB to SATA during data recovery?

What exactly should you pay attention to, what should be done besides just swapping the electronics, and what additional complications or consequences can such a procedure have.

Article

15 June 2024

Failures of electronic components in SSD and NVMe drives are among the less common types of damage and often aren’t immediately obvious.

Sourcing parts for flash-based devices is also problematic, because in drives sealed in enclosures or hidden under labels it’s impossible to tell whether a given unit was manufactured with the same components.

Article and video

25 April 2024

For controllers from the SM2258XT and SM2259XT families, it is not possible to create a universal loader.

To rebuild the translator in these models, we need to know the firmware version and the NAND memory configuration.

The example presented illustrates the complexity of the data recovery process when automatic tools are unable to correctly identify the operating parameters of a damaged drive.

Article

14 February 2024

The process of unlocking the heads in a hard drive with an internal parking zone located on the platter surface.

Why simply freeing the heads may not be enough to get the drive running again, and what the sounds they make can tell you.

Article and video

Uszkodzona elektronika 2060-771629-006 w dysku twardym WD7500BPKT

14 August 2023

Repairing hard drive electronics to recover data.

In which situations this kind of repair is the only way to get the drive running again, and whether it is always effective.

Article and video

18 August 2018

SATAFIRM S11 firmware error in a GoodRam CX300 SSD.

How this failure occurs and what happens when new firmware is flashed.

Article and video