Data recovery

[n00bz0rd2]

Does anyone know of any decent and cheap companies that offer professional data recovery? A 2.5" USB hard drive has a mechanical failure and need to recover the data from it.

[Mickey]

HAD does that mean its ok now?

If so there is software out there to "get your data back"

[n00bz0rd2]

HAD does that mean its ok now?

If so there is software out there to "get your data back"

Woops. It HAS a mechanical failure.

[Over Carl]

There are companies out there who specialise in this kind of thing but they are not cheap at all.

Last time I was considering employing a data recovery service, when I heard ball park figures I quickly decided the data was worth less than cost of recovery.

[Nuvoix]

I had a quote last year for 250GB of data that need recovering from 2x 200gb drives that had been striped. The quote was £400+ VAT. Shame i cant remeber the company as I'm now nearly in the posistion to justify parting with the cash. If anybodies out there that thinks they can do it.....

[Nibb]

WTF is on there that justifies parting with that sort of cash??

[ss30]

Can't you just download the porn again

[Mystical_2K]

Can't you just download the porn again

maybe he has a lost tawnee stone gangbang video!

thats gotta be worth £400+

[Nuvoix]

got a collection of ex girlfreinds in numorous positions that somehow i dont think i could get replaced and oh yeah, pictures of my likkle girl growing up.

[ZX7R]

Does anyone know of any decent and cheap companies that offer professional data recovery? A 2.5" USB hard drive has a mechanical failure and need to recover the data from it.

I have used these guys when my clients have required data recovery services. They have sorted out a few jobs for me now and have been fantastic every time (and reasonably priced).

http://www.vensys.co.uk/

[Nibb]

oh yeah, pictures of my likkle girl growing up.

Fair enough!

[WotTheFook]

Kroll Ontrack can read data via laser directly as digital data from the disc platter surface if the drive motor has failed, but as others have stated, it's not cheap at all.

What exactly was the 'machanical fault'? Was it something like a head crash, drive head park zone fault or was the drive dropped, causing physical damage to the platters? Whatever caused the damage might give us a clue as to what repair and recovery strategy to try.

[pctuner1984]

The questions you have to ask your self is what's on there is it worth recovering and how much money you are willing to spend to get it recovered. Kroll Ontrack are good but are expensive we use them at work 9 times out of 10 people don't end up having their data recovered as its too expensive. I dropped my hard drive while it was on and lost 500gb of personal and downloaded data was gutted not a backup in sight. Now i got 100's of backups, i learned from my mistake

[plasterer]

Try this mate
http://www.easeus.com/landing/data-r...FUYe4QodrBhaIA

Ive got the software here if you want it
Got me out of a couple of holes
Recoverd my gear no end .................Paul

[Welsh Pete]

These folk are supposed to have a decent reputation...we used to support their IT:

http://www.fields-data-recovery.co.uk/contact-us.html