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FAQ - About Data Recovery

 Why is data recovery so expensive?

Data recovery is a professional service. Proper skills, experience, knowledge and proper equipment, spare parts and special working environment are needed.

Here’s a basic checklist of what are needed – Class 100 clean lab, clean lab coats, spare parts (very hard to come by and may date back to more than 10 years), propriety utility, soldering skills, electrical and electronic knowledge, know-how of hard disk technology etc.

There are of course many data recovery companies whose capabilities are nothing more than the use of some commercial software and may offer a lower price. However, they are not suitable for all situations and you many just damage your lost data if they operate on the physically damaged media.

So keep your data well, for data recovery is an expensive service and should be used only when necessary.

While working, what should I do once I realise I lose files I am working on ?

What is data recovery?

Do I need data recovery?

Why is data recovery so expensive?

Can I do my own recovery work?

What is Class 100 clean room? Why is it needed in the data recovery process?

How do I select the right service vendor?