[Year 12 IT Apps] Hard disk & SSD data recovery

[Mark KELLY]

A very timely contribution!  Thanks, Roland!

On 26 August 2012 22:51, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is a horror story from Pixar about ToyStory 2. Worth sharing with
> your students
>      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL_g0tyaIeE
>
> Regards Roland
>
> PS: Don't laugh. That backup in the kitchen may be just what your
> organisation needs.
>
> On 23 August 2012 10:35, ken price <kenjprice at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mark, that is very interesting esp the different way data is
>> stored/replaced on SSD devices compared to old HDD platters.
>>
>> I was going to comment that Mr Honan must be feeling rather foolish as a
>> technical expert for not having all this critical data backed up. Then I
>> read the linked story and saw that he DID have complete multiple backups -
>> all on Apple technology and linked via Apple's smart services. So
>> ironically the automatic synching and management techniques designed to
>> PROTECTS one's data ended up being the very way that all his data was wiped
>> from all his devices.
>>
>> I guess one message is that backups need to be not only on different
>> media and in different locations, but also logically separated (that is,
>> not linked by synching/one-point management technologies). Until recently,
>> that aspect probably wasn't an issue for most users.
>>
>> A $79 hard drive in the kitchen drawer might still need to be be part of
>> the home backup plan even with iCloud and similar services...
>>
>>
>> Ken Price
>> Curriculum Services
>> DoE Tasmania
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Mark KELLY <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>wrote:
>>
>>> An interesting article on how professionals recover lost data from HDD
>>> and SSD - might be handy leading into U4O2
>>>
>>> http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/how-drivesavers-got-my-data-back/
>>>
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Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
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