Repairing the Corrupt VDI File of VirtualBox Using Checkdisk

A virtual drive file, the VDI file is a file that is used by the virtual machine VirtualBox of Oracle, which is a desktop virtualization solution that is an open-source program. One can mount it as a hard disk on different platforms like Windows, Unix and Mac. Using it, one can easily run programs that are written for various OSs in a speedy virtual setting.

VDI File Corruption – A Practical Scenario

A computer user recently faced this tricky situation where his problem emerged a few days ago when several windows simultaneously started opening up haphazardly in the Windows 7 OS version. With any proper knowledge of fixing such issues and to avoid such an unsought behavior of the system, he immediately turned off his machine forcibly (by clicking and holding the power off button till the system turns off). The actual problem according to him was that, he had a VirtualBox VM that was running together at that time and what was worse than this was that, his VM started downloading a particular file. As per him, the major reason behind this unexpected explosion of several windows, opening altogether, was that, the partition holding the virtual drive VDI image might have encountered one bad sector. 

How to recover files from corrupt Parallels .pvm files

Yesterday, a customer came to us describing the issue regarding corrupted QuickBooks data. After discussing the whole thing with her, I came to know that Mac is having a Parallels Virtual Machine on which Windows is running.

Actually, before coming to us, customer showed her Mac in Apple Store. They installed a new hard drive in it and tried to restore data from time machine backup. Later they found, the problem was with Parallels Virtual Machine, it was totally corrupted. As you know that Apple Store doesn’t deal with products that Apple does not support. Then she came to us because we can deal with any kind of operating system, no matter whether it is Mac or Windows.

Why Do-It-Yourself Data Recovery Methods Fail and What to do

In childhood, we were taught to be independent and our mother and teachers used to tell us as that the more we perform do-it-yourself tasks, the better we will become in our lives; which, however, is not true in the case where some really sensitive data is at stake! Here, if we apply our DIY methods, then we are putting really crucial data in danger.

In the data recovery segment, there are many instances where customers try to recover data all by themselves. Uses of professional data recovery software to recover files is surely heard to be good-to-try way, but what about all these DIY (do-it-yourself) methods, do they work, why they fail and what to do is they fail?

Tested Solution for SSD Data Recovery

There does not exist any silvery bullet that will kill your drive nor there exist any magical potion to protect it! As your SSD drive ages, the wear and tear of the electrical components happen and in due course of time, leads to the failure of the drive. It is as simple as that!

When the SSDs initially hit the computer market, they were known for both good speed and great reliability. A large percentage of the users were of the view that, since the SSD has no such mechanical parts, so it is at a lower failure risk with a simple logic that – with lesser number of parts, the chances of parts breaking is also lower and so overall reliability is superior. In case of SSDs, however, this reasoning does not always fit, as data losses happen with SSDs too.

Windows 10 Professional Data Recovery Overview

Physical errors and logical errors cannot be avoided while using a computer system. At times, the lost data can be restores easily, whereas there are times, when the situation is out of your control. In such a scenario, if there is no data backup handy, the risk of permanent data loss creeps in. This is why; data security is of prime importance. The disk setting data preservation approach used in MS Windows 10 allows multiple data saving devices jointly to complete the data storing process. With this, data is stored and then used easily. Furthermore, data security is guaranteed. Still issues crop in. 

Let’s have a look at some errors you can encounter while using your Windows 10 PC. 

Can I Get Back My Deleted Files ?

Most of the times as soon as you just pressed the Delete button on your computer, you instantly realize that you need the same file back. As, you have accidentally deleted one of your most critical file. Now, you are in search of a solution to know how can you get back your deleted files.

I researched and found that deleting a file from your personal computer does not actually mean that you have lost that file forever. There are certain methods and tools that may help you to recover your deleted files and also work on them in the similar fashion as you did earlier.

The first step to recover your deleted file is always checking your Recycle Bin until you have lately run tool like CCleaner. Your files can be easily restored from your Recycle Bin. In case you have used the option of permanent delete or shift+delete, then there are various tools available on the web for recovering your files and data that were lost due to accidental deletion or accidental drive formatting.