What are the Grounded Factors Responsible for Data Loss?

Recently, a survey performed by a leading data recovery industry “Recover Data Tools” to know the various parameters of data loss suggests 35% of users loses their data due to virus or some malicious program attacks, 30% by accidental deletion, 20% due to operating system corruption, and 15% says that they have no idea about the factors responsible for data loss. Data being the most crucial element needs to be secured, and any loss of important data may shatter everything. Their are various crestfallen factors that push the important data to the pit. 

Peek a boo to various responsible factors:-

Accidental Deletion

At times, we our self delete the files accidentally by using Shift+Delete keys, or by emptying the Recycle Bin. That's why a user should ascertain that data to be deleted is actually meant to be deleted or not.

Malicious Program Intrusion

As the technology is growing year over year, so as the computer viruses which results into data loss. These viruses enters into the user PC, and affects the data integrity. Some of malicious programs also leads to hard drive crash. Perhaps, it is important to have a valiant antivirus installed in your PC.

Physical Damage

Hard drives are very delicate piece of equipment, which requires lots of care to get handled. It gets affected, if water reaches into its intricate system, broken due to fall or hit, not kept in required temperatures – all these factors leads to data loss. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that your hard-drive is handled carefully, in order to reduce risk for data loss.

Accidental Drive Partition

Seldom, we mistakenly format the incorrect volume when trying to format another device. This situation leads to complete data loss. To conquer, an effective data recovery software can be brought to work, provided you have not resumed your work on the same drive because working on the same drive will overwrite your data (which needs to be recovered), hence, can not be recovered.

Firmware Corruption

Firmware is a software code that assists the drive to perform distinct tasks. However, when the firmware gets damaged, it becomes difficult for the operating system to recognize or access the hard drive, hence creates risk for data loss. 

Logical Errors

Logical error occurs due to software flaw, file corruption, inappropriate entries in the file locations, and many such more, which affects the stored files on the hard drive and leads to data loss.

Power Sabotage

One of the most common cause for data loss . Unanticipated power failure leads to loss of unsaved files and folders, or may also lead to file corruption/damage. To ensure that your data may not go due to this factor –  save your files frequently while working on a file, and try to use a smooth power supply or UPS.

Ignorance of Prior “System voice”

Clicking or irritating sounds, frequent system hangups and file deletion are some of the prior signs of hard drive failure, which leads to data loss. It is always good to ensure that you are not ignoring the prior signs of hard drive failure, and immediately backing up your PC data to avoid such mishaps.

Advance understanding of the data loss factors helps to take fastidious actions to ensure that data is secure, and if in case encounters the issue – fix it with the right solution.