Estimating and Overcoming Data Recovery Challenges

This year, the data recovery industry has observed a significant uptick in data loss from older Solid State Drives (SSDs) manufactured between 2010 and 2012, equipped with the SandForce SF-2281 controller.

The common denominator among these cases is the occurrence of a blue screen of death (BSOD), rendering the stored data inaccessible. This predicament has affected various SSD models from prominent manufacturers, including Kingston HyperX, Corsair Force Series 3 and Force GT, OCZ Vertex 3, SanDisk Extreme, Intel 330, 520, and 1500 Pro, Patriot Wildfire, OWC Envoy, and Mercury Electra.

While the precise cause remains elusive, potential factors include ...