where to find hard drive recovery service?

[laugh]

My hard drive failed. It only makes "click" click sound. I have valuable data on it. I believe it's physical damage.

Where can I start to look for the professional data recovery service? Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

[Viper GTS]

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

http://www.datarecovery.net/
http://www.datarec.com/
http://www.ontrack.com/

I'm sure there are lots of others, but that's the first three results of a google search for "data recovery services."

Viper GTS

 

[laugh]

thanks.... The most data I want to recover is my 10-month-old daughter's photos. My personal data is valueable but can't compare to my daughter's. I feel so awful. No matter how much I will have my pictures back. I am so depressed...

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: laugh
thanks.... The most data I want to recover is my 10-month-old daughter's photos. My personal data is valueable but can't compare to my daughter's. I feel so awful. No matter how much I will have my pictures back. I am so depressed...

/me hands laugh a complimentry tube of KY

You're going to need it. 🙁

 

[0roo0roo]

does sound like physical damage. try freezing it a bit, maybe that 'll work. can't hurt. otherwise yea, data recovery.

raid should be standard these days.

 

[laugh]

you mean "freeze" it like in a fridge? or just leave it cool in air for a while? The IBM 8MB hard drive is so .... I upgraded from a very stable WD1000BB drive which served 24/7 without problem. The new IBM only ran for like a week...

 

[0roo0roo]

oh, actual freeze. logic behind it is to contract the materials and hopefully temporarily unstick something. its a shot in the dark, but its a shot.

2nd shot in the dark is to buy a 2nd idental harddrive and swap the logicboards.

3rd shot in the dark is for less valuable info, the drop kick.