Ninety-nine times out of a hundred when you suffer from some sort of data loss on your computer you’re going to have to get in touch with a data recovery company such as this one. There can be a lot of reasons for data loss. Some of them will have a simple solution, but others, inevitably may be difficult to solve, and the amount and type of work involved will determine the ultimate cost to you. When you suffer a loss such as this we will be happy to give you a free quotation of the estimated cost to you. Simply fill in the diagnosis form on these web pages and submit it to us.

Lost some data? Deleted a word document by accident? Hard drive crashed out on you? Don’t despair, there are file recovery specialists out there to assist you. Data recovery has been a branch of Information Technology that, until a few years ago, just didn’t exist. It was a void that needed to be filled, and fortunately there are now file recovery specialists in most major cities. Intratec was started up in South Africa in the year 2000 to fill such a void, and the company now has branches in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban.

Obviously the first thing you are going to do if one of the above happens is to try to correct the situation yourself, and in some cases this is possible. There is software available that enables you to look for and undelete files and data. Many people are quite capable of using it, but at the same time many are not. If you are uncertain of your abilities then the best thing to do is to call file recovery specialists such as Intratec. There are many reasons why data can be lost. Apart from the accidental deletion of a file by yourself (we’ve all done it at one time or another) the most common cause is a fluctuation in the power supply, or a complete cut in Power. Eskom’s power outages at the beginning of 2008 caused more grief because of lost data than they can ever afford to reimburse. File Recovery Specialists can be contacted at 086 727 7269

One of the reasons why Francois de Jager and his brother Chris started this data recovery company was because of the continual increase in the number of occasions when people lost data from their computers. There are a number of reasons why data can be lost. You could be the victim of a virus or malware attack – this is becoming more and more widespread these days, and you should always have the latest software to counter possible attacks loaded on your computer. Power spikes and dips occur all too frequently, sometimes because of the power company and sometimes for other reasons, like thunderstorms. In order to minimize this risk you should have a UPS between your machine and the mains outlet. That would minimize the chances of your having to call a data recovery company.

Intratec Data Solutions was started in Cape Town in the year 2000, and in eight short years has developed into the leading data recovery company in South Africa. The success of our operation in Cape Town led to us opening a branch in Johannesburg in 2006 and a further branch in Durban this year. Our commitment to our customers has always been of prime importance. We are fully aware that when we are called out to a client it is usually not the client’s best day – in fact they are frequently at their wit’s end when they first call us. But that’s what a data recovery company is for, and every one of our staff is committed to providing the best possible service to our clients.

Most of us have accidentally deleted an important document that we have been working on for a significant time, and usually when that happens we are both totally embarrassed and feel extremely foolish. But it happens – most of the time it’s not our fault. Data loss can be caused by a variety of reasons other than accidental deletion. It can happen because of a power dip or surge, it can happen because of a virus, there may be component failure in your computer, or there could even be physical damage due to some outside source. Either way, in most cases data recovery is possible. In fact, it is because data loss has become more and more of a problem, that data recovery companies such as this one have evolved.

There are one or two steps that you can take yourself to minimize the risk of data loss. The first and obvious one is to make frequent backups of your data – not only that, if you use a program like MS Word as your word processor, go into the saving options in your tools menu and set up the program to automatically save and make backups every, say, two minutes. This will ensure that there is always a backup of the document you are working on at the time. Data recovery is frequently necessary following a violent thunderstorm, and we recommend that computers be switched off in such circumstances. If you do find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing a data recovery expert to assist you, give us a call.