Every day hundreds and thousands of people complain that something happened to their laptop making them not access their important files. They think that all the files have been lost but in reality, there is still something that can be done to recover deleted files. Here are a few tips that might help you out.
Causes of hard drive failure
Before we can discuss the use of a data recovery software, it is important that you understand what can cause the data loss. Make sure that you avoid these mistakes in future:
Virus
You might have clicked on a fake link or inserted a pen drive into your laptop without running the Antivirus scan. The results are now your laptop is not working or you cannot access your hard drive.
Laptop is broken
You were sitting on the balcony and your laptop fell or a kid threw it thinking that it is a toy. It may all have happened because of your carelessness.
Water
Workaholic individuals often suffer from this issue. They like to work and eat at the same time, the results are they end up either spilling coffee or water on their laptop.
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Tips to recover deleted files for Window users
We all know that there is a solution to every problem. Here is how you can recover the files from your hard drive.
Use external device
In case that your laptop is not working the simplest way is to connect it to an external device. Take out the hard drive and using a compatible cable connect it to another device. Open Explorer/File Manager and select your hard drive to copy and paste files.
Free data recovery software
In case your laptop is still usable, a reliable solution would be using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard Free.
• Download and install the software on your computer
• Access the software and launch the hard drive
• Scan the system and select the files that you want to be recovered.
• Save your files to another destination
Bootable disc
A bootable disc can help you recover deleted files. All you need to do is load the bootable disc with the version of Windows that you are using. Boot your system using the disc and all the important files will be recovered.
Tips for Mac users
If you are a Mac user, you have to assure that you connect your nonworking Mac computer to a working Mac device because only then you will be able to copy the files. In case your mac is working you can use this free data recovery software to recover deleted files
In case you are looking for other options to safely recover deleted files, we recommend you to try Remo Recover for both Windows and Mac. Remo Data Recovery Software supports data recovery from any storage devices any more than 300 file types. You can try the tool for free and preview the recovered files as well. If you are looking for a tool that is simple and easy to use and doesn’t put a hole in your pocket then Remo Recover is the product you should definitely checkout.
Final Word
It is important that you take care of your hard drive and laptop because a single mistake can ruin all the hard work you have done with your files. In order to recover deleted files, you can use any of the above-mentioned techniques. Technology has made it possible to recover your data even when your hard drive has been damaged.
. The Mac mini is Apple's small desktop, an aluminium box roughly 5 inches square that ships without a screen, keyboard or mouse. You supply those, which is why it has been the cheapest way into a Mac for two decades. The design is unchanged this generation. ## Where the $899 comes from The previous Mac mini launched in October 2024 at $599 with the same 16GB of memory and 256GB of storage. We [covered that launch](https://tech-ish.com/2024/11/04/m4-mac-line-up-apple-refresh/) at the time, when the M4 Pro cost $1,399. In May 2026 Apple dropped the $599 version, brought it back in late June at $799, and pushed the M4 Pro to $1,599, [changes tracked by MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/mac-mini/). So the same specification has gone from $599 to $799 to $899 in under two years, a 50 percent rise on a machine whose whole pitch is being the affordable Mac. [AppleInsider calls $899](https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/25/m6-mac-mini-arrives-in-ram-and-ssd-constrained-environment) the highest starting price it has ever had. The original 2005 model was $499. ## Why the price went up On its earnings call on 30 July 2026, chief executive Tim Cook told analysts: "we reluctantly raised prices, I would say. We did it because we're in what I would characterize as a 100-year flood on the memory pricing." The [full transcript is public](https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2026/08/07/apple-aapl-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript/). Three companies make almost all the world's memory chips: Samsung, SK hynix and Micron. Since late 2025 they have moved factory capacity towards the specialist memory AI data centres buy, where margins are higher, leaving ordinary memory scarce. [TrendForce reported in July](https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260703-13134.html) that contract prices would rise another 13 to 18 percent in the third quarter of 2026, after jumps of roughly 60 percent in the quarter before. Apple's finance chief Kevan Parekh told the same call that memory costs explained more than 100 percent of the company's sequential fall in profit margin. The same pressure is expected to hit the iPhone 18, covered in our [piece on iPhone pricing in Kenya](https://tech-ish.com/2026/08/02/iphone-18-split-launch-kenya-prices/). ## What you get The M6 has a 12-core processor and 12-core graphics, with a dedicated AI accelerator in every graphics core. Apple claims up to 4 times faster AI work and 2 times faster graphics than the M4 Mac mini, on its own July 2026 tests. It is also the only M6 tier Apple plans to make, since it is skipping the M6 Pro and Max to bring the M7 forward, as our [piece on both chips explains](https://tech-ish.com/2026/08/25/apple-m6-m5-ultra-chips-explained/). Base memory stays at 16GB and base storage at 256GB, so the extra $300 buys speed rather than capacity. The M5 Pro model gets Thunderbolt 5, the fast port standard used for external drives and displays, and can be linked to other Mac minis to run large AI models locally. The M6 keeps the slower Thunderbolt 4. Both gain Wi-Fi 7 and 2.5Gb ethernet, and both run macOS 27, which brings the rebuilt Siri that Apple [showed at WWDC in June](https://tech-ish.com/2026/06/02/wwdc-2026-siri-ios-27-cook-last-keynote/) as an English-only beta later this year. Apple said in February that Mac mini production would come to the United States for the first time, at a Houston plant, and Cook confirmed in July that assembly starts there this year. Apple [opened a training centre at the site on 13 August](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/08/apple-opens-advanced-manufacturing-center-in-houston/). ## What this means in Kenya Apple has no store here, so the machines arrive through authorised resellers and importers on their own timelines. At about KES 129.45 to the dollar on 24 August 2026, $899 converts to roughly KES 116,000. Nobody will pay that. Computers enter Kenya at zero import duty, but a 2.5 percent import declaration fee, a 2 percent railway development levy and 16 percent VAT all apply, and VAT is charged on top of the other two. With air freight, our working estimate puts the landed cost near KES 150,000 before any shop takes a margin. The outgoing M4 Mac mini sells locally from about KES 89,000 at [iTey Store](https://iteystore.co.ke/category/mac-mini-m4-m5-in-kenya-apple-desktop-computers) to KES 137,000 at [Price in Kenya](https://www.priceinkenya.com/product/113317-apple-mac-mini-m4). Early Kenyan pricing on new Apple hardware runs high and then falls. The MacBook Neo landed at KES 130,000 against a $599 list price [in March](https://tech-ish.com/2026/03/25/macbook-neo-price-in-kenya-alternatives/), and iPhone 17 prices [dropped sharply three months after launch](https://tech-ish.com/2025/12/30/iphone-17-iphone-air-prices-in-kenya-go-down-crashing-just-3-months-later/). So wait for stock to settle rather than paying the first asking price. If your current Mac still does your work, nothing in the memory forecasts suggests a cheaper Mac mini next year. The thing to watch is whether Kenyan resellers list the M6 before the 22 September shipping date.](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Apple-M6-and-M5-Ultra-hero-260825_big.jpg.large_2x-390x220.jpg)
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