Physical damage of storage devices is still the most frequent reason for data loss. The Ibas Data Recovery Laboratories in Kongsvinger, Norway, says head crashes, fire, water, and shock account for 60 percent of all damage cases. On the software side, incorrect use of utilities and accidentally reformatted disks cause the most damage. Data loss from viruses is less than 5 percent.
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