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How to Recover Data from a Dead Hard Drive and why a Hard Drive Becomes Dead or Damaged in the first place

Posted on July 23, 2023July 23, 2023
If you are an aspiring computer repair technician, you need to know how to deal with one of the most common problems in computers: how to recover data from a dead hard drive. A hard drive is a device that stores data on spinning disks using magnetic heads. It is a vital component of any…
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