We successfully recover data from all hard drive types, systems and media:

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PC/Desktop Computer Data Recovery

Most desktop computers contain one or more hard drive. Each hard drive usually appears as a separate drive letter when you explore My Computer on a Windows PC. The C-drive is standard for the main drive that contains the operating system. Any additional drives or other devices may be lettered accordingly, such as D, E, F, G, etc. A 3.5" IDE or SATA drive is commonly found in a desktop PC. The majority of these hard drives are mechanical devices, which means that they contain moving parts when operating. It's a fact that mechanical devices fail. It's just a matter of time before they do. When a hard drive fails in your PC it can take down the whole system. Not all failed drives have a mechanical failure, but many do. Some may have logical issues rendering the data unreadable or missing. We recover data from drives with both logical and physical issues.

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Laptop Data Recovery, Notebook Data Recovery, Tablet PC Data Recovery, Netbook

Laptop computers generally come standard with one or more 2.5" IDE or SATA hard drives. Some may contain a 1.8" hard drive or smaller, depending on the system. A laptop hard drive is very similar to a hard drive found in a desktop computer, only smaller. Laptop hard drives are usually exposed to more extreme environments, such as excessive movement from the laptop being moved around or even dropped, temperature change, etc. While these drives generally hold up very well, they are at a greater risk for failure because of their exposure to excessive motion and climate change. As with the desktop drives, not all laptop drives fail because of physical issues. Sometimes the issue may be logical. In both cases, we are here to help.

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Server Computer Data recovery

Most Server Computers are found in large corporate environments and some small businesses. A Server Computer does not always contain multiple drives, but most do. They are generally set up in a RAID array either for redundancy, speed, or both. Data recovery of drives within a RAID array usually involves a much more complex and time consuming process than that with a single hard drive. In many cases one or more drives within the RAID array have physically failed. This means that we have to perform recovery of the failed drives first, then move to the next process of de-striping the array. As stated previously, it is not always the case that there has been a physical failure with the hard drives within the array. In some cases there may be logical or RAID issues.

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External Hard Drive Recovery

An external hard drive, also referred to a portable hard drive, USB hard drive, Firewire hard drive, e-sata hard drive, or network hard drive, usually contains either a 3.5" or 2.5" IDE or SATA internal hard drive. These hard drives are the same hard drives as mentioned above in the PC and Laptop Data Recovery sections. The hard drive has been placed in an external enclosure to make it portable and for easy external connectivity. Two main issues affect these drives when taking into consideration hard drive failure causes. The first is heat and ventilation. The second is excessive movement and/or dropping the drive. We receive many data recovery cases that have been the result of a dropped or knocked over external hard drive. Once again the physical issue is not always the cause of the failure. In either case, logical or physical, we are prepared to recover your data.

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Flash Media, Memory Stick, USB Stick, Thumb Drive, Compact Flash (CF), Data Recovery

Flash media contains no moving parts. This would lead you to believe that this is a more secure medium for your data, but that's not always the case. Data Recovery from flash media can be much more difficult. In many cases with flash media, when the computer is not recognizing the drive at all when inserted, data recovery is not successful. There are exceptions to this, however. If the flash drive is recognized when inserted, but no media is found, chances of recovery may be very good. Please call us to discuss the possibilities of data recovery of flash media.

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(SSD) Solid State Hard Drive Recovery

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CD & DVD Data Recovery