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How to find a data recovery service
Why you may want to contact a data recovery lab
- The data recovery service (also called "lab") is the safest option to recover a drive with a mechanical damage.
If there is an unusual sound from the hard drive, consider it mechanically bad.
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Also, it is a good idea to send a device to the lab if the magnitude of the problem is too big. For example, it is difficult to deal with
a failed 12 TB RAID in-house just because of its sheer capacity.
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Last not least, one sends the data to the recovery service due to responsibility considerations.
If the data is irrecoverable, it is the service who says that, not you.
Finding a data recovery service
- Ask local IT folks if they have any proven reference. Maybe a service one of them used in the past.
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Open Google and search for the data recovery service, starting with the nearest location.
Call them and ask about your situation. Make sure the following points are covered
- They actually understood your situation and any constraints thereof.
- Shipment and turnaround time.
- "No data - no fee" policy. You do not have to pay if they fail to recover data.
- Pricing. The data recovery service job is not very cheap. However, there are certain typical cases that would go under a hundred dollars.
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