Definition: data recovery


Restoring data from disks, tapes, CDs and digital photo memory cards that have been damaged by accidents, natural disasters, power surges and malfunctioning electronics. Laptop hard disks are especially vulnerable if users are constantly on the move. See disaster recovery.




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System information

Typically used for the internal information of the file system itself. The file system keeps track of the names of the files, their size, and where the file is stored. This information is stored to the media in addition to the file content.

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