{"id":16514,"date":"2023-02-21T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/non-categorise\/flood-how-to-recover-data-from-your-hard-drive\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T15:23:41","slug":"flood-how-to-recover-data-from-your-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/en\/blog\/flood-how-to-recover-data-from-your-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"FLOOD &#8211; How to recover data from your hard drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16514\" class=\"elementor elementor-16514 elementor-12951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49fc0643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49fc0643\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c56a590\" data-id=\"5c56a590\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42de81b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42de81b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The entire DATABACK team is mobilized to provide you with our expertise and experience in cases where <strong>hard disks or servers have been damaged by flooding<\/strong>. The DATABACK laboratory has the equipment (ultrasonic baths) and procedures to enable you to <strong>recover your data<\/strong> and <strong>restart your business<\/strong> as quickly as possible. <\/p><h2>HARD DISKS ARE NOT WATERTIGHT<\/h2><p>Hard disks have a <em> breather<\/em> hole on the cover. This small vent allows carefully filtered air to be exchanged with the outside environment to balance pressures and regulate internal pressure. <\/p><p>During operation, a hard disk heats up (to 50\u00b0C), and the rise in disk temperature would increase the internal pressure if the disk were totally sealed, causing the aerodynamics of the read heads to malfunction.<\/p><h2>Flood damage<\/h2><p>A hard disk submerged in water for just a few seconds will not normally suffer any major damage. However, if the hard disk is submerged for a longer period of time, such as during flooding, water may seep inside the case, as it is not completely waterproof. <\/p><p>Disks damaged by flooding face several problems:<\/p><ul><li>electrical short circuit on the PCB<\/li><li>corrosion on all components (accentuated by salt water)<\/li><li>deterioration of read heads<\/li><li>contamination or alteration of tray surfaces<\/li><li>sludge or salt deposits on all components<\/li><li>presence of moisture or water vapor inside the enclosure<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d852f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d852f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cb640f\" data-id=\"3cb640f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecaf2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecaf2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-inondation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-inondation.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/recuperation-inondation-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861df58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861df58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e557235\" data-id=\"e557235\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee2ba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee2ba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-family: Bebasneue; font-size: 40px; text-transform: uppercase;\">OUR TIPS FOR RECOVERING YOUR DATA AFTER A FLOOD<\/span><\/h2><p>To optimize the chances of recovering your data, it is advisable to follow a few precautions:<\/p><ul><li><strong>DO NOT reconnect a hard disk that has been submerged in water<\/strong>, as this may cause further or even irreparable damage.<\/li><li><strong>DO NOT dry a hard disk that has been immersed in water<\/strong>: drying the media without proper cleaning will leave stains that are difficult to remove and may compromise data recovery.<\/li><li><strong>DO NOT open your hard disk<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>DO NOT exchange or replace the PCB of your hard disk drive <\/strong>: the PCB contains unique information stored in its components which is necessary for the proper operation of your hard disk drive.<\/li><li><strong>ACT IMMEDIATELY<\/strong> by shipping your hard drive to a data recovery specialist the same or next day.<\/li><li><strong>CONTACT YOUR INSURER <\/strong>to find out if data recovery is covered.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea62bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea62bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3e6ba6\" data-id=\"d3e6ba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8b6cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b8b6cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.databack.fr\/en\/free-quotation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact the laboratory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire DATABACK team is mobilized to provide you with our expertise and experience in cases where hard disks or servers have been damaged by flooding. 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