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Data Recovery & Solid State

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oops-sorry-you're-screwed dept.

theoverlay writes "With all of the recent hype about solid-state drives in both consumer applications and enterprise environments I have a real concern about data recovery on these devices. I know there are services for flash memory restoration but has anyone been involved in data restoration projects on ssd drives? What are the limits and circumstances that have surfaced so far? What tools will law enforcement and government use to retrieve data for investigations and the like?"

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  1. Such tools as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What tools will law enforcement and government use to retrieve data for investigations and the like?"

    Waterboarding, tasers, sleep deprivation, bright lights and loud obnoxious music.

    1. Re:Such tools as... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I like loud obnoxious music you insensitive clod!

    2. Re:Such tools as... by urcreepyneighbor · · Score: 5, Funny

      Waterboarding, tasers, sleep deprivation, bright lights and loud obnoxious music. Sounds like my last date. :(
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  2. Use the gForce by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ask Slashdot: For when you've got time to write up a whole paragraph, but not a 5-word google search...

    Google results, which seem rather informative

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  3. Re:Honk! Honk! by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do we know you're not an NSA mole, paid to persuade us that one pass is enough? Or maybe your experts are an NSA moles and they've tricked you.

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