When a drive crashes in Godalming, you do not need to send it to London or turn it over to an anonymous national chain. Guildford Data Recovery is located just 4 miles up the A3100, and we have recovered data from servers, NAS devices, camera cards, SSDs and hard drives in our own UK laboratory since 2002. Visit us on your way through, or send your device by post: in either case the diagnosis will cost nothing, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
Approximately 12 minutes and 4 miles separate Godalming from our workbench. Drop it off personally, or post it to us.
Godalming is a historic market town, with a population of about 22,000 people, situated just south of Guildford. The area is home to Charterhouse School, independent retail stores and a strong base of professional and creative businesses. Together they produce a lot of data that would be painful to lose: accounts, client records, photographs and years of work.
Generally speaking, when a drive fails every byte remains intact: the trouble almost always lies with the heads, the controller board or the file system rather than the data itself. All that is required, then, is careful reading of the existing data by people who do this daily. Our facility at Guildford Business Park is only 4 miles away, so visiting us is easy, but the post works just as well, and the return trip is on us.
Recovering data since 2002, with a free written diagnostic, a fixed price agreed before we start, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
Usually not. A drive that looks “dead” typically still holds all of its data; the failure is in the heads, the board or the file system, and the data simply needs to be read off cleanly, first time, by people who handle drives like yours every day.
Our laboratory is located in Guildford, approximately 4 miles away from where you live, and we have been doing exactly this for residents of Godalming since 2002. Being this close, you can decide whether to drop off your device at the Guildford unit when travelling through the area, or whether sending it fully insured through the post would be more convenient. Every job comes with a free diagnostic and a fixed cost, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
The postcodes we hear from most often, along with all the nearby villages and estates we cover in just the same way.
In addition to Godalming proper (GU7–GU8), we also receive drives from right across the surrounding area, including Farncombe, Milford, Busbridge, Binscombe and Ockford Ridge. No matter whether you live in the centre of Godalming or in one of the villages, you can deliver the drive to our Guildford unit or send it by tracked post, and the terms are identical either way: a free diagnostic, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
Just down the road from us is a historic market town, with schools, home-based workers and small businesses.
Godalming is close enough to Guildford that its residents are often surprised to find data recovery is not a Guildford-only affair: it is merely four miles along the A3100, GU7 and GU8. The problems that arrive at our door reflect the town: family machines and coursework from around Farncombe and Busbridge, home-office external drives that are no longer recognised, and local businesses along the high street with a NAS or RAID box that has quietly lost a disk.
The town that was the very first place in the world to have a public electricity supply (in 1881) still keeps us busy with the modern version of the same issue: storage that just dies. No matter what’s gone wrong, you can drop off the drive or post it; the diagnosis is free and usually done within 48 hours, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data. Physical faults, such as a clicking drive or a dead board, take longer and require a deposit, but you will know the fixed price first.
The drive can be brought in from Godalming easily enough, and many people do; however, should the trip not suit you, the post is equally easy.
Call or message us about the device and the fault, and we will give you a likely price straight away.
Bring the device (or, for laptops, NAS units and servers, just the drive) to our Guildford unit, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, or send it to us fully insured.
We inspect it, generally within 48 hours, and send you a fixed quote in writing before anything is done.
We carry out the recovery and check it against a file listing, and then you can either collect your data from us or receive it by post on new media.
Drop it off and you skip the postal leg altogether. Urgent jobs can usually be moved up the queue, so just let us know when you call.
A brief overview of what we provide for Godalming; follow any single one through for detailed information.
Send us your device for a free diagnostic and give us as much information as you can about what happened. One of our engineers will review it and confirm your exact quote in writing before any work is carried out.
The first step to getting your data back is sending the device to us. Pack it safely, put your contact details inside the package and send it in. Once we have completed the free diagnostic, we will confirm the exact cost in writing before any work starts.
Sending it by post? We’d recommend a tracked, insured service. Dropping it in? No problem: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm. Please package the device as described above first.
Would you like more information first? Complete the form with further details about your issue, and one of our engineers will review it and send you a tailored quote.
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Our laboratory is located in Guildford, approximately 4 miles (and 12 minutes) from Godalming along the A3100, and has been serving Godalming since 2002. Call in during weekday opening hours (9am to 5:30pm), or post your device to us fully insured.
Choose whichever option best suits you. Godalming is close enough that many people simply drop off their drive while passing through Guildford; for laptops, NAS and servers, bring the drive alone and label it. Do not wish to make the trip? Post it fully insured and tracked. In both cases you will receive a complimentary diagnostic and a fixed price quotation.
Anything that stores data is worth a free look, including databases and servers, NAS units and RAID arrays, external drives, laptops and Macs, camera cards and USB sticks, and SSDs and hard drives. Whether a card has been formatted, a drive has been dropped, an array has failed or ransomware has struck, it is all worth a free diagnostic.
All of Godalming and all surrounding areas, including Farncombe, Busbridge, Binscombe, Ockford Ridge, Milford, Eashing, Shackleford and Compton. Regardless of location, the same service and pricing apply.
Most recoveries take three to four working days, and the free diagnostic usually takes no longer than 48 hours. As a rough guide, a memory card or USB stick starts at £250 + VAT, a single hard drive or SSD at £300 + VAT, and a RAID, NAS or server from £500 + VAT. Prices are always quoted in writing first, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
You get a free written diagnostic, in most cases you only pay if we recover your data, and we have over two decades of experience performing data recovery just 4 miles up the road from where you sit. Please visit our Guildford facility or post it in fully insured.