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What does a file recovery service include?

DIY-ing your data recovery is risky. Accidental overwrites, formatting and further damage to the device makes data recovery especially difficult. (And possibly more expensive.) The first step: get your device in the hands of an IT expert. Here are some of the devices and common problems your data recovery expert can help with:

Hard disk drives (HDD)

Hard drives are prone to physical damage and system errors. Whether it’s an external hard drive or the one inside your computer, the internal moving parts mean over time they wear out and degrade in performance. Hearing clicking or whirring noises? There could be physical damage, so your data recovery expert will use a precision screwdriver to repair the motor and hard drive heads. Seeing error messages or experiencing power problems? A system fault or virus may need fixing. Your techie might first try installing recovery software onto your computer. Or they could remove the actual hard drive from the case or computer and use a SAS/SATA to USB adapter to access and recover your files that way.

USB memory sticks

When your flash drive stops working or isn’t recognised by your computer (even when you’ve given it a wiggle) the problem could be faulty connectors, a bad computer USB port or something more serious like a virus. To recover your files, your data recovery technician will first test the memory stick by plugging it into a different computer or USB port. If this doesn’t work, they may use small screwdrivers and pliers to straighten out the connectors. If the damage isn’t physical, checks are made to identify a reason for corruption. This often involves recovery software, which can also help with deleted file recovery if anything has gone walkabout.

Solid-state drives (SSD)

SSD file recovery isn’t easy, because it relies on electrical components to save and retrieve data. When these go bad, it’s very difficult to recover files. But not impossible. Your data recovery expert will ensure a technology called TRIM isn’t enabled. To do this, they will use special recovery software and commands for SSD devices. If they can’t recover your files this way, your drive is sent to a forensic data recovery lab for further investigation, restoration, and data extraction. Be aware, though - this can be expensive.

Phone and smart devices

Need to retrieve messages, photos, numbers, and videos from your phone’s internal memory? Depending on the type of damage your phone has suffered, it may be salvageable. If your phone still switches on, your IT expert will first try downloading specific apps for data recovery. If this isn’t an option, they’ll plug your phone or device into a computer via USB for further debugging and file extraction.    

Recent Data Recovery tasks in Sutherland Shire

Data Recovery (SSD)

$125

Illawong NSW, Australia

20th Jul 2024

Sanddisk Portable SSD not recognised on my Apple iMac. I can see the drive is currently greyed out in Disk Utility & EaseUS shows the files when I use a recovery software. I need someone to recover the files from this SSD.

Data recovery from laptop

$100

Caringbah South NSW, Australia

24th Mar 2024

Spilt drink on laptop keyboard. HP windows laptop. Device not working. I understand the computer may not work - I just need data recovery for documents stored on the computer.

Nicholas was excellent to work with, attended promptly and fixed my problem without any hassle. Extremely helpful and highly recommend! Thank you Nicholas

Mobile Phone Data Recovery

$200

Sutherland NSW, Australia

18th Mar 2023

Hi, Mobile Phone is a ZTE Pro X 2years old CNC input/output Sealed Back The screen is broken and I can't unlock it or use the screen. I don't need the screen fixed at, as I have another phone. I need the media data Photos videos Audio call list and contact list Text Messages And whatever else that comes along is a bonus, but not relevant. - Due date: Flexible

Data recovery & Back up Apple Mac Mini

$1,000

Sylvania NSW, Australia

2nd Dec 2022

Mac mini has been corrupted and won't accept password. I need deleted data and all files backed up onto external hard drive urgently please.

Data recovery

$150

Kareela NSW 2232, Australia

2nd Feb 2022

I have two laptops: - 2009 white MacBook - 2012 MacBook Pro I would like the files from these two computers put into an external hard drive (specifically the photos). Both of the computers turn on but are slow. Due date: Flexible

Data recovery from macbook pro

$100

Miranda NSW, Australia

8th Jan 2022

Deleted files out of recent files thinking be ok to delete because there were on the desktop but everything is gone and i have also cleared the recycle bin I have paid for a recovery program found some file but now i can not open them

2 external hardrives data recovery

$100

Miranda NSW 2228, Australia

29th Sep 2021

my two WD external hard drives are not appearing in my computer when plugged in

External hard drive data recovery

$100

Kirrawee NSW, Australia

5th Sep 2021

Hard drive no longer working - makes noises and clicks on inside. Have accepted the hard drive is gone, but hoping I can recover data which included photos and documents previously saved. Thanks!

I need data recovery services

$150

Sutherland NSW 2232, Australia

13th Feb 2021

Trying to get videos and pictures off my old Huawei Nexus 6P Android phone. I bought a new phone over a year and-a-half ago and have not switched on my old phone since then. It already was having battery issues with going flat too fast as it was. Now after connecting it to the charger and attempting to turn it on, I get the message that the device is corrupt and that it can’t be trusted and may not work properly. When I pressed power to continue, it simply went in a loop trying to boot up, so I paused it. It seems my device is corrupted. I really need to get the old videos and pictures off this phone as they are mostly of my son who was between 1 and-a-half to 2 and-a-half years old at the time. I should have transferred the media off this phone when I got the new one, but I never got round to it until now.