Adroit Data Recovery Centre (ADRC), a leading data recovery centre in South East Asia, has introduced an Educators’ Discount Scheme. To help educators cope with data loss, a 10 per cent discount card has been offered to all management, Heads of Departments (HODs), teachers, subject coordinators, specialist support and administrative support of schools in Singapore.

School staff can simply send the damaged device to ADRC’s office at Science Park Drive during office hours or drop it off at the 24-hour ADRC PC Clinic at Challenger Funan Centre for a prompt evaluation. When the data recovery job is done, they only have to flash the card to enjoy a markdown rate.

So they don’t have to worry about losing crucial and confidential information just because you spilled coffee over your keyboard or if the school’s server crashed. With ADRC, they can get their digital data back in no time, with no hassle.

Meanwhile, here are some quick tips on what to do immediately after an accident or server crash:

Expert’s Advice on Data Loss

• Don’t meddle with your data and ensure that no new data is created or written over. As soon as you realise your data has been deleted, refrain from using the computer as the less activity you conduct lowers the risk of engaging in disk-swap activity.

• If you suspect that your hard disk has crashed, don’t panic and attempt to switch your computer on and off again or feverishly re-start it hoping for a miracle. It’s important that the system remains shut down. Forget about going through the shutdown procedure in the event of a crash - just pull the plug out from the wall. Believe it or not, this will decrease the risk of any permanent data loss.

• Instead, use another computer to find and download data recovery software and save the recovery tool to a flash drive and run it directly from there.

About ADRC

A leading data recovery centre in South East Asia, Adroit Data Recovery Centre (ADRC) offers a wide range of quality and prompt services, including System Recovery, Password Recovery, Hard Disk Recovery and Removable Media Data Recovery.

Data recovery is a highly skilled discipline that takes years of practice to establish credentials, made possible only by constant research and development, and proficiency with working on storage technology as it is developed. ADRC posses an experienced team and strong hardware, with comprehensive knowledge of recovering data from damaged hard drives.

With its own full-fledged "Class 100 Laboratory" (a standard used by hard disk manufacturers) and ready stock of spare computer parts, ADRC is able to commit to a 3- to 5-day turnaround time – unlike competitors who typically offer a 14- to 20-day turnaround time. ADRC is also the first in Singapore to provide the status of customers’ data recovery process online, 24 hours a day.