Data Recovery companies?

[nath]

So a client of mine wants to get her hard drive recovered (click of death, so proper expensive DR company needed). I usually recommend Fields Data Recovery - USB, RAID & Hard Disk Drive Repair and Data Recovery but she popped down to their offices in Hammersmith and wasn't too happy with the situation there. I guess it looks a bit ramshackle or not very trustworthy.

Anyway, does anyone here know of any decent reputable places she can send her hard drive for a proper recovery?

Ta in advance!

 

[Tuthmes]

Freeze the hd!

 

[Yaka]

if its the click of death then freezing wont help much at all.

ive used thos guys in the past since you mentioned them eons ago in some thread never had a problem. wonder what bugged your firend away from them?

 

[Tuthmes]

Heat it!

 

[Embattle]

Data recovery services, software and solutions | Kroll Ontrack UK - Can be expensive however.

 

[Tuthmes]

All joking aside, freezing it does seem to work (well in some cases) even with clicking sounds (google a little). If the data is really important i wouldnt try it anyway and seek proffesional help, but if the data was that important i'd would have made a backup. Can't really help out as i'm not a resident of the UK :<

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[Zenith.UK]

And while I know it's no consolation for your client, it reminds everyone here of the value of proper off-site backups.
I've been running backups for a while but onsite. My next move is to leave the HDD's around at my Dad's on a rotating basis.

Seriously, the number of people who put all their music, video and images on one hard drive is scary. Multiple redundant backups are the way forward.