Do not run CHKDSK or repair prompts blindly
They can change file-system metadata before the original state is preserved.
Public do-not-do disaster library
The fastest way to help is often to stop.
This is a public-safe list of actions that commonly turn a recoverable case into a harder one.
- Phone 604-224-4357
- Vancouver lab
- U.S. receiving option in Blaine, WA
- No recovery guarantee claims
Do not rebuild a RAID to see what happens
A rebuild with the wrong member or order can overwrite useful parity and metadata.
Do not freeze, tap, or open a hard drive
Physical drive work is not made safer by household tricks.
Do not reset phones or restore over them
A reset may remove the only local copy of unsynced data.
Do not share wallet seeds or private keys
Wallet recovery from media does not require posting secrets into chats or forms.
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