Don’t we have a perception that Mac OS X is inevitable from most of the corruption events that commonly occurs on Linux & Windows machines? Yes, to a great extent but only when we are comparing the OS X w.r.t. PCs against Trojans & malware intrusions that attempts to hack the private information & data… Continue reading Most Frequently Occurring Events That Causes Data Loss on Mac OS X
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How to Avoid Data Loss and Corruption in Mac Machines
One of the biggest reasons due to which some files in your Mac suddenly ‘go missing’ is corruption of hard drive directory. Since the directory is responsible for containing accurate information about a file or data saved on the hard drive, its corruption results in inadequate information about the free and occupied spaces on the… Continue reading How to Avoid Data Loss and Corruption in Mac Machines
Common Contingencies Leading to Data Loss and Panic for Mac Users
It would be now right to state data loss as a ‘fundamental law’ in the world of computing. There are various threats that may catch you unawares if not resolved at the right time. Backups serve as antidotes to your data loss issues as they help you reclaim everything and get your business up in… Continue reading Common Contingencies Leading to Data Loss and Panic for Mac Users
Incorrect File Permissions on Mac OS X Startup Disk May Cause Issues Working With MS Office Applications
File system and media corruption are a fair occurrence when you do not perform routine maintenance of your Mac. Let’s consider a real-time example. Suppose, you have installed MS Office for Mac on your system running Mac OS X 10.7. You encounter an array of issues while using any of your Office applications and receive… Continue reading Incorrect File Permissions on Mac OS X Startup Disk May Cause Issues Working With MS Office Applications
Mending corrupted JPEG files now on tips of fingers!!
Do you agree that JPG corruption is the most common scenario faced by us at some point of time? Ask a photographer who takes thousands of photographs during a month or so. And not considering only professional photographers but lay users (like me and you) are the ones most troubled by the JPEG corruption. JPG… Continue reading Mending corrupted JPEG files now on tips of fingers!!
Loss of Precious Pictures from Mac, Precautions & Recovery Solution
The best medium to walk down to memory lane and enjoy good old days is ‘photographs’. Looking at the photos of past is liked by all whether he/she is a child, adult, or an old person. After the advent of digital photography and the internet, it is now possible to share these memories immediately after… Continue reading Loss of Precious Pictures from Mac, Precautions & Recovery Solution
Loss of Precious Pictures from Mac, Precautions & Recovery Solution
The best medium to walk down to memory lane and enjoy good old days is ‘photographs’. Looking at the photos of past is liked by all whether he/she is a child, adult, or an old person. After the advent of digital photography and the internet, it is now possible to share these memories immediately after… Continue reading Loss of Precious Pictures from Mac, Precautions & Recovery Solution
Utilities that Can Help Managing Mac Partitions More Effectively
When you bring home a new Mac notebook or desktop computer, the hard drive comes with a single large volume. Some of the hard drives come pre-initialized in the factory, whereas in case of others you need to initialize them. In case of one single partition in the hard drive, you have to install the… Continue reading Utilities that Can Help Managing Mac Partitions More Effectively
Uncovering MS Exchange Database Files and Cases of Information Store Corruption
Exchange databases use a variant of JET engine known as Extensible Storage Engine (ESE). ESE represents a multi-user database that includes support for Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Data Definition Language (DDL). ESE is specifically designed to provide fast data access and retrieval for improving user performance. There are two types of database files used… Continue reading Uncovering MS Exchange Database Files and Cases of Information Store Corruption
How to Recover Data From FAT partition After File System Corruption
File Allocation Table (FAT) is a robust file system used by MS DOS and Windows mainly for data exchange between computers and devices. It constitutes two fundamental structures, i.e. the File Allocation Table (FAT) and the Directory Table. The File Allocation Table stores the addresses of file’s data blocks and the Directory Table is responsible… Continue reading How to Recover Data From FAT partition After File System Corruption