Articles on data recovery and information technology.
Hands-on guides, case studies and technology overviews — data recovery from HDDs and SSDs, RAID and NAS, CMR vs. SMR drives, first aid for failures, PC service. Written by us, from our Brno lab. If you need a quick answer, just call — we don’t sell "free courses".
- Guides · BitLocker · recovery key
What BitLocker Is and Where to Find the Recovery Key (Windows 10/11)
BitLocker recovery key: where to look (Microsoft account, AD, Intune), what to do when you don't have it, how to verify encryption with manage-bde. From a Brno workshop.
15 June 2023 - Case studies Case study · HDD · Western Digital
Western Digital (WD) Data Recovery — 100 % Recovered · Brno
WD Elements 1TB: clicking drive, head swap, 100 % of data recovered in 8 days. First indicative diagnostic normally free for selected HDDs.
20 January 2023 - Case studies Case study · HDD · Western Digital
WD Elements Portable, Part 2 — Diagnosis and Handover
Case study: WD Elements WD30NMRW — minor mechanical damage + firmware corruption. A combined fault, with 95% of the data recovered and handed over on a new external drive.
17 March 2022 - Case studies Case study · HDD · Western Digital
WD Elements Portable, Part 1 — Intake and Key Information
Case study: Western Digital Elements WD30NMRW after a fall from a desk. Part 1 — what disk information the client brought us and why it is key to a successful recovery.
10 March 2022 - PC service · hardware · USB-A
Why We Don't Like USB-A — and Why USB-C Hurts Us Less (cases from the workshop)
USB ports flooded with hot-melt glue, snapped-off USB-A sockets, amateur repairs with traces of a heat gun. What we do about it in the workshop — and why USB-C closes most of these cases.
22 March 2018 - Guides · Wi-Fi · router
How to set up a Wi-Fi router in 2026 — TP-Link, WPA3, mesh
How to set up a Wi-Fi router (TP-Link, ASUS, D-Link): admin login, SSID, 2.4/5/6 GHz, WPA3 encryption, mesh, and when to call a technician. Updated 2026, from our Brno workshop.
5 November 2014 - Guides · Windows · VirtualBox
Virtual Windows installation — VirtualBox as a sandbox (2026 update)
How to test a new Windows, Linux or suspicious software without touching the host PC. A practical VirtualBox 7 guide — plus a 2026 comparison with Hyper-V, Windows Sandbox and WSL2.
14 September 2011
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