What is System Restore If you are having problems with your computer causing instability, the ability to start or use your computer properly or your computers just running generally slow; System Restore might be a good option for you to use. System Restore is a feature built in to Microsoft Windows Operating Systems which basically takes a snapshot of the… Read more →
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Pros and Cons of Online Storage
When we are talking about computers and phones and refer to storage we are basically talking about the hard drive on our device in which we store our photos, media and applications. On these hard drives there are other files as well, like programs which make our computer run, or the operating system itself like Microsoft Windows, Apple OSX or… Read more →
Can You Get Data Off My Hard Drive – Data Recovery Townsville
How HDD (Hard Disk Drives Work) There are new types of technology and computer hard drives coming out all the time. But for the longest time most and still as of 2018 most are still the old hard disk drive. The way they work is basically like an old record player. There is an arm, head and platters, which spin… Read more →
Same Day Data Recovery Free Quotes
Living in the North we seem to get gouged for everything. Thats why Townsville Nerds are always looking for ways to make things more affordable for our customers. Data Recovery has the stigma around it of always being expensive. Other Data Recovery businesses will charges you $100’s just to take a look at it, even if they can fix it.… Read more →
Recovering Data from a Computer with Black Screen
Seeing your computer screen go black and not be able to turn it back on can be a frightening experience. Although the expensive is always in the back of your mind of having to get your computer repaired or replaced, the biggest worry most people face is, are you able to recover your data; photos, music, documents, tax information etc?… Read more →
Recovering Data Off Laptop With Broken Screen
Just because you have a broken screen or your computer is not turning on, doesn’t mean you have to loose all your precious data such as emails, word documents, PDF’s, photos, music and movies. A lot of the time it is simply not worth repairing your computer. If the costs are too high to repair your computer, we let you… Read more →
Using Your Old Laptop As Home Server
Most of us go through a new laptop or computer every 3 to 5 years. A lot of the time our old computer still work, but it is either starting to run slow or you want and require new rich features brand new computer have to offer. Most people either throw their old laptop or computers out, or give them… Read more →
What are Network Shares
With every new Operating System becoming easier and easier to do things, network sharing is becoming increasingly more popular. You may have heard the term before and not really understood what it is, and if you have and media devices around your house, you might already be using it and not know it. In its essence network shares are files… Read more →
Mass Copy or Back Up Files
At Townsville Nerds we like to try and find solutions for our customers which are not only cheap, but easy to implement and reliable . One of the biggest problems for home and work users is still being able to copy a lot of files quickly and reliably between devices and for the purpose of backing up. It doesn’t matter… Read more →
Understanding different file extensions
All names on your computer are not created equal. Although you maybe able to choose the name of a file on your computer, but what type of file it is and what particular programs you need to open that file will be determined by the extensions following it. For example, a file named RossAtTheBeach.jpg with the file extension format “.jpg” tells… Read more →