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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 Ipswich

Hard drive data recovery x 3 hard drives

$350

Leichhardt QLD, Australia

21st May 2022

1 x hard drive it does not power on 1 x hard drive I think it has virus as it doesn’t open the files 1 x hard drive I plugged the small Samsung USB to transfer files and it deleted everything from the existing hard drive. Have not touched it since. This should be Simple to restore. - Due date: Flexible

Seagate hard drive data recovery; 3tb of data.

$200

North Tivoli QLD 4305, Australia

12th May 2022

Seagate data recovery approximately 3tb of data. Hard drive has been seen by two other technicians; one technician couldn't help & the other quoted $20000 for partial data recovery. Who can help at reasonable cost with no upfront fees. - Due date: Before Monday, 23 May 2022

Data Recovery

$75

Forest Lake QLD, Australia

12th Nov 2021

My laptop hard drive got corrupted, i have removed the hard drive. Its 1 TB Seagate HDD.Need to back up data into portable HDD. Location: Forest Lake or Kingston - Due date: Flexible

Data recovery services

$50

Redbank Plains QLD, Australia

3rd Jul 2021

My partner has completely smashed his phone. I can see the charging light however screen no longer works. I've plugged phone into my computer but files aren't showing up. I'm needing data recover services to get all of his files off his phone ASAP.

I need data recovery services

$100

Forest Lake QLD, Australia

29th Apr 2021

MacBook pro ssd has logical failure issues and won't boot or login even after re-mounting. I'm after someone who can create a backup of the drive for me.

I need data recovery services

$100

South Ripley QLD 4306, Australia

27th Apr 2021

USB got bent while plugged into the laptop. Now the laptop will not read USB. I want to retrieve all the files on the USB.

I need data recovery services

$50

Oxley QLD, Australia

29th Mar 2021

Hard drive is dead and not working

I need data recovery services

$125

Deebing Heights QLD, Australia

7th Feb 2021

Seagate External Hard drive - started making a ticking noise. I unplugged immediately after noticing (could have been up to half an hour as I had headphones and couldn't hear it). Upon reconnecting, it spins up, then does a few cycles of a rythmic ticking, then stops spinning. I can't access files, it doesn't appear in my drive or device lists. I want to recover as much of the data from the drive as possible.

Hard Drive Data Recovery

$300

Willowbank QLD 4306, Australia

19th Sep 2020

I have a Seagate 1tb Hard drive that I dropped. It gets power but does not spin. I need the data recovered from it. I will supply the new hard drive for the data to move to.