How to maintain hard disk to prevent data loss

Sometimes data loss is unavoidable, but we can pay attention to maintain the hard disk in peacetime, reduce the loss of hard disk data. We can start with the following:

Dust

The dust in the operating environment will be adsorbed to the surface of the hard disk circuit board and the internal of the spindle motor, which affects the hard disk work. Therefore, we should maintain environmental sanitation and reduce dust content in the air. It is also important to note that the disk's surface and head distance are relatively small as the hard disk is working. Even tiny particles of dust can cause a serious failure of the hard drive, so unless a qualified professional technician is operating in a clean room that meets the requirements, the general user cannot open the hard drive cover by itself, otherwise the dust in the air will enter the disc.

Moisture

In the humid environment using the computer, the surface of the circuit board and the main axis of the motor adsorption of dust will make insulation resistance drop, light causes work instability, heavy to make some electronic devices damaged. Therefore, pay attention to keep the environment dry. For infrequently used computers to be on a regular basis, so that it relies on its own heat generated to tide.

Earthquake

The hard disk is a highly sophisticated storage device. When working, the head and the disk are only 01 to 05 microns Apart, if the hard disk in the read/write operation occurs when a large vibration, the head may be with the disk surface impact, resulting in the disc data area damage. Therefore, the hard drive work, is strictly prohibited handling and vibration. Hard drive in the installation, demolition process should be doubly careful, strictly prohibit shaking, bump.

High Temperature protection

The spindle motor, seek motor and its driving circuit of hard disk should be heated. Therefore, in the use of strict control of the ambient temperature, if necessary, can be installed specifically for the hard disk cooling fan.

Anti-magnetic field

Magnetic field is the invisible killer that destroys hard disk data. Therefore, as far as possible to make the hard drive away from the magnetic field, such as speakers, speakers, motors, etc., so as to avoid the hard drive data loss due to magnetization.

Anti-virus

Computer viruses are a great threat to the information stored in the hard disk. Therefore, the version of the newer anti-virus software should be used to detect the hard disk regularly, found that the virus should be immediately cleared. Try to avoid using the formatting method of "antivirus", because the hard disk format will lose all the data and shorten the life of the hard disk.

Anti-static

Some large-scale integrated circuits are particularly sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, the hard disk shell grounding plug must be connected to the computer system of the ground, and can not be charged free plug. Do not install and repair hard disk on a working table with rubber and plastic pads, because this kind of worktable often has hundreds of volts of static electricity, can cause hard disk damage.

To defragment your hard disk regularly

Hard disk finishing includes two aspects: first, the root directory collation, and the second is the defragmentation of hard disk fragments. The root directory generally stores system files and subdirectory files, such as storage commandcom, Configsys, Autoexecbat, etc., DOS, Windows and other operating systems, word processing systems and other applications should be built separately to store the subdirectories. A clear, tidy directory structure can be convenient to work, while avoiding excessive impact on the "junk" running speed. Hard disk after a period of time, due to the repeated storage of files, delete, often make a lot of files in the hard disk occupied by the sector is not continuous, like a piece of debris, which will affect the speed of the hard drive, or even cause a panic or the program can not run normally. During routine use, you should regularly use the Disk Defragmenter provided by Windows9x (the hard Disk Defragmenter provided by msdos6.0 above) to defragment to keep your computer system performing well.

Avoid power outages when working on a hard drive

When the hard disk is read/written, the disc is in a high speed rotation, and the speed can reach 4500 rpm to 7200 revolutions per minute. At this point if suddenly shut down, the head and disk face will be violently rubbed, resulting in damage. So in the shutdown, be sure to pay attention to the hard disk light on the panel, to ensure that the hard drive is finished reading/writing before the shutdown.

Day-Wei Data Recovery Center believe that all the above points, your data will be much safer.