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* PC thrown out the window to destroy evidence before police arrived
* Laptop fell off a moped and was run over by lorry
* Laptop dropped in bath while doing company accounts
* Stolen PCs rescued after three weeks in a river
* Red wine spilt on laptop over dinner
* Server rescued after running unchecked 24/7 for years under layers of dust and dirt
* Computer thrown against a wall
* Latte-covered laptop rescued
* Laptop left on car roof as owner drives off
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Experts say the technical breakdown of computers is still the main cause of data loss, although human error in the form of neglect, rage and clumsiness is fast becoming one of the main reasons files need rescuing.
"Despite being the easiest problem to prevent, we are seeing more cases where human error is to blame," said Adrian Palmer from Kroll Ontrack.
"Interestingly, we see a 15 to 20% increase in calls to recover lost data on Mondays.
"This could be a result of the rush to complete work and leave early for the weekend on Friday afternoons, as well as a lack of staff concentration on Monday mornings," he told BBC News Online.
The top 10 shows all is not necessarily lost when the computers become casualties of fire, wine and rage however.
Taking the number one spot is the US man who was so frustrated with his laptop, he shot it in a fit of e-rage, then realised there were important files he needed.
Hot on his heels is the company director whose soapy bath time ended in disaster when his laptop slipped in with him.
"People always think 'It will never happen to me' when it comes to losing data," said Mr Palmer.
There is also an emerging trend in the different ways men and women handle their loss.
More men than women are apparently more likely to try and retrieve the data themselves before asking for help from the experts, which sometimes causes more damage, said Mr Palmer.
"Despite being the easiest problem to prevent, we are seeing more cases where human error is to blame," said Adrian Palmer from Kroll Ontrack.
"Interestingly, we see a 15 to 20% increase in calls to recover lost data on Mondays.
"This could be a result of the rush to complete work and leave early for the weekend on Friday afternoons, as well as a lack of staff concentration on Monday mornings," he told BBC News Online.
The top 10 shows all is not necessarily lost when the computers become casualties of fire, wine and rage however.
Taking the number one spot is the US man who was so frustrated with his laptop, he shot it in a fit of e-rage, then realised there were important files he needed.
Hot on his heels is the company director whose soapy bath time ended in disaster when his laptop slipped in with him.
"People always think 'It will never happen to me' when it comes to losing data," said Mr Palmer.
There is also an emerging trend in the different ways men and women handle their loss.
More men than women are apparently more likely to try and retrieve the data themselves before asking for help from the experts, which sometimes causes more damage, said Mr Palmer.
