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Recent Data Recovery reviews

Keyvan has been exceedingly helpful.

I need data recovery services

$150

Great work thanks

I need data recovery services

$90

Timely, professional service. Did most of the job as described. One part we couldn't solve was accessing the picture files from my broken hard drive without needing to go through a hugely manual process. All in all though it was well done.

Data recovery from old Macbook Pro Hardrive

$150

Recovered my data for me which was a massive help! Quick turn around also!

I need data recovery services

$300

Wonderful job

Data Recovery RAID ARRAY hard drive

$150

Excellent, Keyvan was friendly, efficient, great communication and explanations; he went above and beyond. Although I am unlikely to have the need, I would definitely hire him again - I would absolutely recommend his services to others without hesitation.

IT Data recovery & computer help

$150

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$177

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Why book data recovery service through Airtasker?

Looking for expert data recovery help? When you can’t access the files saved on your laptop, USB, or external hard drive, don’t panic! Your personal documents, hours of music, important work files and precious photos may not be lost. There are knowledgeable data recovery experts ready to help.

When it comes to file recovery, the best thing you can do is turn off your device. The sooner you stop using it and book a data recovery service through Airtasker, the higher your chance of getting your deleted files back and fixing corruptions. We can connect you with experts who can rescue files from Seagate, Mac, Samsung, and Android devices. They’ll use their skills, hardware, and software to recover your files and safely store them on a new device in no time.

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Top Data Recovery related questions

Accidental overwriting and formatting are two common causes of deleted or lost files, but they aren’t the only culprits. Data loss also happens because of faulty systems, physical damage (like spills), and viruses.

This depends on the make, model, and operating system. Your data recovery expert will evaluate and diagnose the problem and, in most cases, recover the data using specialist software.

To give yourself the best chance of getting your files back, it’s important to unplug your drive and stop using the device. File recovery isn’t always possible, but this combined with booking an expert data recovery service will help.

Many data recovery professionals hold qualifications in computer science and IT or have industry certifications to become a recognised data recovery professional.

Simple data recovery tasks can be completed in a day. But if there’s a lot of data or severe damage, a week or longer is more likely. Your data recovery expert will give you a time estimate during the evaluation stage.

Data recovery services usually cost $60-$150 when you hire through Airtasker, but it could cost more or less. Your data recovery expert will calculate a flat-rate fee based on the complexity of the project and time needed.

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

Data Recovery - External hard drive (clicking sound)

$200

Frankston VIC, Australia

2nd Feb 2025

Dropped external hard drive, "WD Elements SE" - making clicking sound - cannot access files - data recovery required, important excel documents & photos - Local IT expert has advised "damaged heads, require replacement in a sterile environment like a Class 5 clean room" - Quote provided made me spit out my coffee in shock... Praying there are some local IT wizards here that can help! Please reach out with an explanation of your proposed approach, time & cost.

HDD data recovery

$5

Chisholm ACT, Australia

31st Jan 2025

Lost all my data in a hard drive formatting incident.

Adam was punctual and provided a quote for further work. Thanks

Data recovery from hard drives. RAiD 10 mismatched drives. Adaptec

$400

Eagle Vale NSW, Australia

31st Jan 2025

Hard drives mid matched during hard drive swap of a raid array. Important data needs to be saved.

Hard drive data recovery

$50

Kew VIC 3101, Australia

30th Jan 2025

Need to extract data from a broken iOmega hard drive

External HDD data recovery

$100

Fortitude Valley QLD, Australia

29th Jan 2025

My external HDD (WD My Passport) has stopped responding. Shows up on file explorer for a few minutes and then I get an error that the USB has malfunctioned / not recognized. I have already tried changing the cable, port, another laptop, updated the drivers but nothing has helped. So need help with recovering data.

IPhone Data Recovery

$150

Matraville NSW 2036, Australia

28th Jan 2025

My iPhone 12 Pro is stuck on the Apple logo repeatedly and won't allow me to reset it (with the three button technique) It also won't let me update or reset using iTunes on the computer as advised online, I need help retrieving all of the data without a factory reset as the last backup was from 30 weeks ago. Please help

Data Recovery

$100

Bentleigh East VIC 3165, Australia

25th Jan 2025

I am clearing out old things and have found several old phones, I would like to get the photos and data off them but some are too damaged to turn on and transfer properly via computer, looking for someone tech savvy who might be able to salvage data either through the SD cards or unlock the phones somehow to access on computer

Data recovery for external hard drive, LaCie Rugged 4tb

$180

Brunswick VIC, Australia

24th Jan 2025

I am having issues with my external hard drive - 4tb Lacie Rugged (not SSD). Connection works but is sensitive, and when I try to open the biggest folder with my music it crashes. I would like help fixing this issue and recovering data to a new solid state hard drive I have purchased (samsung t7 shield 4tb).

Job completed, very quick and super happy!

WD external hard drive data recovery of 600GB

$150

Chadstone VIC 3148, Australia

23rd Jan 2025

WD external hard drive no longer being detected on my windows PC. Has about 600GB of data that needs to be recovered

External hard drive data recovery

$500

Randwick NSW, Australia

23rd Jan 2025

External hard drive data recovery I have HD 5TB, there is data may be of 1 TB. The computer cannot see the HD. HD has the light but not discoverable.

Need the data recovered from my SD card (Sandisk Extreme Pro)

$150

Newcastle NSW, Australia

21st Jan 2025

My Sandisk Extreme Pro 128gb SD card stopped working in my camera and now won't be detected on my mac or camera. No noticeable signs of damage however, has some data on it that I want recovered.

Data recovery

$100

Wickham NSW 2293, Australia

19th Jan 2025

Data Recovery from 8TB Western Digital Hard drive after damaged sata data connector Note the plastic guide broke but the terminals look ok and aren’t loose

Data recovery laptop

$100

Forrestfield WA, Australia

18th Jan 2025

I’m reaching out for help with an issue I’m experiencing with my HP Pavilion laptop. The system is currently stuck in a recovery loop, and I’m unable to access Windows. When I start my laptop, I see a recovery screen with error codes like 0xc0000225 or 0xc0000001, stating that a required device isn’t accessible. Pressing options like F1 or F11 doesn’t lead to any recovery tools. I accessed Command Prompt and tried commands like bootrec /fixmbr, bootrec /fixboot (which gave "Access is denied"), bootrec /scanos, and bootrec /rebuildbcd. I used diskpart to assign a letter to the EFI partition and tried rebuilding the bootloader using bcdboot, but the problem persists. I verified that UEFI mode is enabled and tried adjusting Secure Boot settings, but this didn’t resolve the issue. I do not have a recovery USB or installation media to perform further repairs. My main priority is to repair the system without losing my personal files. I would greatly appreciate your expertise in diagnosing and fixing this issue. Please let me know how we can proceed, and if you require any additional details or diagnostics from my end. Could you also provide a quote for the assistance, including any potential costs for additional recovery tools or services? Thank you for your time and assistance. I look forward to hearing from you.

Hard drive data recovery

$50

Strathmore VIC 3041, Australia

18th Jan 2025

I have a WD Hard external hard drive that doesn't come up when plugging it in. I have taken the drive out and plugged it into a sled and the drive is found, but it is unitialised. I ran the free disk drill software on it but it didn't find anything important. Originally it was a partitianed drive with half? Mac OS drive and half EXFAT. Please help :)

Data recovery

$100

Caulfield VIC 3162, Australia

17th Jan 2025

I have a 3tb Seagate Sata H/D that has died. It turns on, clicks for a few seconds and then stops. I have tried software recovery such as Drill Drill but that does not work as it cannot access the drive.

Broken Phone screen data recovery/ unlock

$100

Alphington VIC, Australia

17th Jan 2025

Broken screen z flip 4. Besides the screen the phone functions fine. I know the passcode I just can't enter it to unlock it. Once unlocked I can use smart switch to transfer everything. Alternatively if the phone must be wiped to unlock, maybe wipe it then recover data? Not sure. I have tried online methods including plugging in a mouse using otg. Every device plugged in requires unlocking to use USB

Got the job done with outside the box thinking

WD mypassport portable HD data recovery

$100

Macquarie Park NSW, Australia

10th Jan 2025

I need help fix my WD mypassport portable External hd

Data recovery WD external hard drive (used with Mac)

$100

Upwey VIC, Australia

2nd Jan 2025

I removed my WD external hard drive without ejecting it first, and now it won't appear on my Mac. I have checked disk utility and terminal, but I think it must be corrupted. I would like to know if it is salvageable, and if so, how?

Hard drive data recovery

$100

Parramatta NSW, Australia

23rd Sep 2024

My HP Envy laptop is giving me boot device not found error. It's says please install an operating system on your hard disk. Hard disk (3F0)

I went to see Michael to recovery the data on my hard drive. Unfortunately the data couldn't be recovered but Michael assisted by replacing the hard drive and installing windows to get the laptop working again. I wish I could have got my data back though.

IMac G5 Winchester hard drive data recovery

$100

Main Beach QLD, Australia

10th Sep 2024

Have removed the Winchester hard drive from my 2004 Apple G5 IMac desktop and want to backup the data to my external SSD drive

Outstanding Punctual & Honest