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DATA RECOVERY / SERVICE 03

SSD Recovery

SSDs fail differently to hard drives — there are no moving parts to listen for, and features like TRIM and wear-levelling mean standard recovery techniques don't apply. We work at the controller and NAND level, not just the file system.

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Controller diagnosis

Many SSD failures are controller or firmware faults rather than damaged memory — we check this first, since it's often the more straightforward fix.

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Firmware-level assessment

Corrupted firmware can make a healthy drive unreadable — we assess whether a firmware-level repair can restore access without touching the data itself.

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NAND-level recovery where needed

For drives with damaged controllers or PCBs, we can read the NAND flash chips directly and reconstruct the data at a lower level.

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Reconstruction & verification

Recovered data is reassembled and checked against expected file structures before being handed back.

SSD recovery is more time-sensitive than HDD recovery in one respect — continuing to use a failing SSD risks TRIM permanently erasing deleted data, so stop using it as soon as you notice a problem. 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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Smartphone Recovery

Recovery from phones and tablets after damage, water exposure or failed updates.

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Server & RAID Recovery

Multi-disk rebuilds for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10 arrays, NAS and server platforms, including degraded and offline configurations.

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Computer Data Recovery

Laptop and desktop recovery covering both logical corruption and physical hardware failure.

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Data Disaster Recovery

Recovery after accidental formatting, partition failure or sabotage.