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DATA RECOVERY / SERVICE 07

Data Disaster Recovery

Formatting a drive, a corrupted partition table, or deliberate deletion don't usually erase data immediately — they just remove the index that points to it. The priority is stopping any further writes before that data gets overwritten for good.

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Stop further writes

The single most important step — continuing to use a formatted or corrupted drive risks overwriting the very data you're trying to recover.

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Partition & file-system analysis

We assess what happened to the partition table and file system structure to understand what's actually recoverable.

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Deleted & overwritten data reconstruction

Where possible, we reconstruct file records even after formatting or partition loss, working from what remains on the underlying media.

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Prioritised file verification

We verify recovered files against what you tell us is most important first, rather than working blind through everything at once.

If you've just realised a drive was formatted or wiped, stop using it immediately and don't try recovery software yourself first — every write to the drive reduces what's recoverable. Start a case on the contact page, or see the full data recovery services overview.

OTHER DATA RECOVERY SERVICES

Also covered

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Mac & iPad Recovery

Recovery across current and legacy macOS systems, plus iPad and Apple mobile devices.

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Flood-Damaged Drive Recovery

Specialist cleanroom recovery for drives affected by water or flood damage.

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Emergency Recovery

Priority same-day diagnostic and recovery for business-critical outages and time-sensitive cases.

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Failed Hard Drive Diagnostic

Clicking, spin-up failure, and other mechanical or electrical faults diagnosed before any work begins.