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Guildford Data Recovery Services · est. 2002

Data recovery that gives your files a second life.

Data recovery in Guildford and the whole of Surrey for more than two decades. Hard drives, solid state drives (SSDs), NAS boxes, RAID arrays and forensic evidence are recovered in-house at our UK laboratory. Free diagnostic and written quote before any work commences. In most cases you only pay if we recover your data.

Two decades’ experience
Only pay if we recover your data, on most jobs
Post in or drop off
20y+
Years in the trade
95–99%
Recovery success
4,500+
Drives brought back
ICO
ZC173784
✓Never outsourced — all in-house
✓Your data stays in the UK
✓Most jobs: only pay if we recover your data
✓48-hour diagnostic, free
✓GDPR-compliant, ICO-registered
✓A written quote ahead of work
// recent recoveries

Genuine drives. Genuine recoveries.

Recent jobs off the bench. Names withheld. Every outcome has been verified.

// CASE 2026-031recovered
Synology DS920+Btrfs4-disk SHR

A wedding photographer’s NAS dropped two disks — 18 months of archives at risk.

A four member drive Synology RAID array arrived with two members reporting bad sectors and volume gone. All four members were imaged and full file tree reconstructed from Btrfs metadata.

// CASE 2026-027recovered
WD External 2TBHDDClicking

A household photo archive on a clicking external drive, after it fell from a desk.

Head-stack failure after damage caused by a knock. Matched donor was sourced and head-stack swap performed in-house; clean image taken on second attempt.

// CASE 2026-019recovered
Dell PowerEdge R740RAID 53 disks

A solicitor’s office server whose RAID 5 lost two members during a rebuild.

Individual images of each of the five drives were taken, offline parity was rebuilt and virtual array was constructed using the images. The entire NTFS volume came back complete and every client file was present. Job was logged forensically.

// our own engineers

Every job, handled by our own engineers.

No subcontractors or outside labs are used. All drives are examined and recovered in-house at our UK laboratory. We’ve been doing this since 2002. More than two decades of experience with dead drives, broken arrays, corrupted cards has allowed us to quickly assess what can be salvageable and how soon it will happen.

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Handled by our engineers

Each job completed in-house by our own engineers, never farmed out to a third party.

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In operation since 2002

Enough experience working with hard disk drives, SSDs, RAID arrays & memory cards for more than two decades to know quickly what can be saved and how long it will take.

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ICO-registered, GDPR-compliant

We are registered with the ICO (ZC173784) and observe the UK GDPR. We can also sign an NDA if needed.

// devices & services

Guildford data recovery, for any device that has failed.

From a standard 3.5-inch SATA clicker, to a four-bay Synology NAS, from dead USB sticks to servers being held hostage by ransomware, we have everything we need to do this.

// why guildford data recovery

Twenty years of stubbornly successful recoveries.

We are not just another data recovery business trying to get your data back. Our team has more than two decades of data recovery experience and the tools necessary to successfully recover your lost data that other businesses would send off elsewhere.

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Only pay if we recover your data, on most jobs

Once all your data has been recovered, you receive a full listing of the files so you can verify everything.

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Every job done in-house

All work is completed locally at our Guildford office. Your item does not leave our building until the job is complete.

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A free written assessment

We will provide you with a detailed written quote for the work to be completed on your device, prior to commencing the project. There is absolutely no obligation to purchase anything from us.

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Drop off or post in

If it is easier for you, drop your device off at our Guildford office during weekdays between 9am and 5:30pm. Or you can post your item to us via an insured package.

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// typical turnaround

Most customers have their data back within 3–4 working days.

Our engineers have more than two decades of experience in data recovery. They work each case as it comes up the queue.

3–4
Working days avg.
48 hr
Diagnostic SLA
Free
Written diagnostic
Fixed
UK-based work
1–2
Working days from diagnostic
Free
Next-day shipping
// ready when you are

Your data isn't lost. It's simply waiting for us.

A complimentary written diagnostic and more than two decades of data recovery history here in Guildford, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data. Start your data recovery today.

Looking for data recovery service near me? This is the local solution for both Guildford and its surrounding communities in Surrey. One desk for all your hard disk, solid state drive and RAID recovery needs. Free diagnostics included too.