Definition: Physical recovery


The work performed directly on the damaged unit. The intention is to transfer as much data as possible to a functional storage unit.




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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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