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Signs Of External Hard Drive Failure

Mujtaba Last Updated on Apr 2nd, 2026 PC and Mobile

Do you have problems with external hard drive failure? Have you been noticing some strange behavior from your drive lately? If so, then it’s important to be aware of the signs of external hard drive failure so that you can take steps to protect your data.

With the evolution of digital storage, external hard drives have become an essential part of our lives. We use them to store everything from our precious family photos to important work documents. But because they are constantly being used and moved around, they are also susceptible to failure.

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Filed Under: PC and Mobile Tagged With: tutorials

Different Ways on How to Power Cycle a Laptop

Mujtaba Last Updated on Apr 10th, 2026 Other Devices, PC and Mobile

Most people are guilty of not turning off or restarting their machines as often as they should. Despite how convenient it is to switch to Sleep mode when you’re done using your laptop or computer for the day, experts recommend giving a full restart or power cycle to your laptop or PC at least once every week.

The seemingly time-consuming act of restarting your computer actually improves its performance. It is possible to free up processing power on your computer by restarting it, which will clear off memory and terminate any open apps or updates.

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Accomplish Android Sqlite Data Analysis with Sqlite Forensics

Mujtaba Last Updated on Jul 8th, 2020 How-tos, Internet Leave a Comment

Sqlite is one of the popular database formats is used by many mobile systems including Android devices for structured data storage. Sqlite application is an open source application and resembles SQL server but is lite implementation of it. Android supports Sqlite application through dedicated APIs and it happens to be a crucial source of evidence from forensics prospect. Sqlite files used by the apps are usually stored at the location: /data/data/<ApplicationPackageName>/databases. Forensically, these files are highly important, as these files will store valuable data handled by respective application. Many apps are used for making fund transfers, booking tickets, bank transactions, and personal chats. These details can be found in apps Sqlite files, which can be interrogated for evidence.

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Get Android Lollipop recent apps menu on any Android device

Mujtaba Last Updated on Feb 12th, 2015 Android, How-tos, Tricks Leave a Comment

The material design on Android lollipop is truly a sight to behold. With so many transitions and animations, along with premium white settings as compared to black ones, Android is looking better than any of the previous versions. The problem is, not everyone have received Lollipop yet. The recent data suggests that adoption rate of Android 5.0 is just 1.6%, which is nowhere. Majority of the Android devices are still using Android Kit Kat (39%) and 44.5% running on Android Jellybean (4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 combined). [Read more…]

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How to Migrate Mac OLM File to PST File Format

Mujtaba Published on Jan 31st, 2015 How-tos, Internet Leave a Comment

Introduction:

Outlook has been provided by Microsoft for both Windows as well as Mac Operating Systems. Microsoft Outlook 2011 that is provided for Mac Operating System is a widely used email client and is quite similar to Outlook for Windows in numerous ways. However, the difference lies in the data file formats used in both the client versions for storing user data. MS Outlook for Windows provides a local archive of the user’s mailbox on the system in a Personal Storage Table (PST) file format. In Outlook for Mac, the Microsoft User Data folder stores the data file. This file includes the entire data in the user’s mailbox such as; email messages, contacts, calendar events, notes, tasks, and other items. [Read more…]

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Vibosoft Dr. Mobile for Android review – Best recovery tool for Android.

Mujtaba Published on Jan 16th, 2015 Android, How-tos, Tricks 1 Comment

Smartphones have become our lifelines today. With new features and hardware coming along in new smartphones, our dependency have increased a lot on them. Apart from just using it to send out important mails and updating social media profiles, we even use it for storing precious information like official presentations, documents and other stuff. There is always risk of losing data, so it is always recommended to take backups. Unfortunately, in our busy lives today, it is impossible to take complete backups due to the amount of time it takes. However, you do not need to worry about it anymore now! I am going to introduce you to a tool, called Vibosoft Dr. Mobile for Android which helps you to take one click backups and restore if needed. [Read more…]

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How to use PDF UNLOCKER to unlock encrypted PDF Files

Mujtaba Published on Nov 25th, 2014 How-tos, Internet 2 Comments

PDF unlocker is a commercial application which unlocks the PDF files protected by owner level password. Issues in unlocking PDF files usually downloaded from the web, which came with restrictions are usually confronted. However, the difficulties that were earlier faced in the task of unlocking protected PDF’s have now been lowered to a greater level with the availability of this software. [Read more…]

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NSF to PST Converter Software to convert notes NSF File to Outlook PST.

Mujtaba Published on Sep 11th, 2014 How-tos, Internet Leave a Comment

Running a race to get the best is human tendency! However, definition of “Best” varies according to the requirement and not just on universal acceptance. Something is in case of IBM Notes and MS Outlook. Notes® is integrated with facility for emailing, forum discussions, programming, calendaring and scheduling etc. and for its exceptional services, IBM do charges a good amount.

Meanwhile, if there is requirement for sheer emailing, then spending a high amount on Notes is surely not an intelligent approach. This could be the reason why users now days are more interested in Outlook than Lotus Notes. The idea of changing mail service at an organizational level is not easy and thus there is high risk of data loss while migration. [Read more…]

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How to hide images from gallery in Android devices.

Mujtaba Last Updated on Jul 26th, 2014 Android, How-tos, Tricks 2 Comments

If you own a smartphone that has good camera, than you might be using it for taking selfies, nature snaps and some funny images with your dear ones. Over time, the number of images on your phone builds up. Very soon, you will realize that your gallery is filled with all those memories you have captured with your device. Many images are sometimes embarrassing, wherein you might have been trolled, or might include some private moments with your near and dear ones. So, it’s better to hide images from gallery. In such cases, you do not want anyone else to see your images and rather prefer them keeping to yourself. Luckily, there are certain easy ways that will prevent your private photos from being displayed in gallery. [Read more…]

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10 effective ways to reduce data usage in Android devices.

Mujtaba Published on Jul 10th, 2014 Android, How-tos, Tricks Leave a Comment

This post is dedicated to all Android device owners, which will help you to reduce data usage in Android devices up to certain extent. Most of the Android apps are hungry for data and as soon as you turn on your data connection, they all try to update your feeds and other data which they are intended to. Nowadays, unlimited data plans have completely disappeared. And the ones which exist, they throttle your speed after you cross certain limits. Many carriers have raised the prices of data plans saying that it uses too much of your bandwidth.  If you are using limited data plan, than it is necessary to use data conservatively, else you will end up paying more than your average monthly bill.

Despite all these things, Android users have many things to cheer. You can reduce data usage in Android devices by following various tricks and adapting to different configurations. You will be surprised to know that after following these tricks, you will end up using data at much lower pace! So, let’s have a look. [Read more…]

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