Forum rules and moderation
How this forum stays useful, accurate and spam free.

How answers get verified

Every reply posted on TechQueries goes through moderator review before it appears publicly. A moderator checks that the answer is technically accurate, safe to follow and relevant to the question. Answers that pass review get published. Answers that recommend risky steps, contain spam or are off topic get rejected.

When a reply actually solves the problem, the thread author or a moderator marks it as the accepted answer. Accepted answers carry a green Verified banner showing which moderator reviewed it and when.

Who moderates this forum

Our moderator team works in data recovery and email systems professionally. They review answers based on hands-on experience, not guesswork.

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Edwin J. Hoffer
Data Recovery Specialist
12 years recovering data from failed drives, SSDs and memory cards. Reviews all storage related answers.
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Mariya Beckham
Forum Moderator
Email systems administrator since 2014. Handles Exchange, Office 365 and Gmail related reviews.
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Kerry Morris
Forum Moderator
IT support lead with a background in CCTV and surveillance storage. Reviews hardware recovery answers.
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David Taylor
Community Expert
Outlook and PST file specialist. Answers and reviews email format and migration questions.

Rules for posting

Reporting a problem

Every post has a Report button. Use it if you spot spam, dangerous advice or abusive behaviour. Reports go straight to the moderator queue and get reviewed within a day, usually much faster.

If a verified answer turns out to be outdated, report it too. Software changes and we update or retire answers that no longer work.

Last reviewed: June 2026 ยท Maintained by the TechQueries moderator team