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Detached slider/head stuck on the platter

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study by AdministratorApril 27, 2021

‘Sticktion’ – the head-assembly is stuck on the platter surface. A common fault in the failed HDDs that CDR receives. The customer reports that the HDD is making a buzzing …

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What are Micro-Jogs in WD HDDs?

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study by AdministratorJune 25, 2019

Micro-Jogs and the use in Data Recovery The “Micro-Jogs” of a hard disk drive refers to the distance between read and write head elements calculated by the manufacturer. The values …

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Head-assembly swap: Seagate ST31000528AS

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorFebruary 21, 2019

21/2/2019 – Seagate 1000GB 7200.12 Barracuda A desktop HDD provided by an IT Support company on behalf of their customer. The HDD was making a distinctive clicking sound. Quickly it …

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ST2000LM007 / ST1000LM035 – Is this the worst HDD ever made?

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study by AdministratorFebruary 9, 2018

Repair of Seagate ST2000LM007 and ST1000LM035 During quarter three of 2016, Seagate started to manufacture a new generation of 2.5-inch hard disk drive. For the previous 4 years to this …

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Seagate 2TB Backup Plus – not detected

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorAugust 23, 2017

23/8/2017 – Seagate 2000GB external HDD – not detected by any computer A Manchester city centre-based Landscape and Ecology consultancy had a considerable number of design files for clients on …

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WD20NMVW mechanical failure

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJuly 28, 2017

28/07/2017 – WD20NMVW – Failed Read-Write Heads A 2000GB (2TB) portable HDD was being used by a furniture design company to store data associated with their newly designed products, as …

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Data Recovery Scam Example – Inform yourself

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJuly 22, 2017

22/7/2017 – ST3000DM001. Pre-opened HDD This week CDR – Manchester Data Recovery Services – received a 3TB HDD from a media company based in Sale, Cheshire. The drive contained video …

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Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB damaged platter

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJune 30, 2017

30/6/2017 – ST4000DM000 – Contamination inside the disk A Seagate ST4000DM000 hard disk drive was received from a Manchester-based media company. The HDD was from an external “Backup Plus Hub” …

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Detached read-write heads

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJune 28, 2017

28/6/2017 – HDD read/write heads detached A Western Digital My Passport 500GB was received for recovery. The drive was spinning, but an audible clicking and scratching sound could be heard. …

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WD 2TB My Passport Dropped on the Floor

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJune 27, 2017

27/06/2017 – WD 2TB My Passport – Dropped on the floor A 2TB (2000GB) Western Digital My Passport Ultra portable HDD was dropped by the customer on the floor. The …

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Calum McMillan
Calum McMillan
12:12 06 Nov 23
My seven-year-old hard drive suffered a failure of the read/write heads and left my without access to project files that represented over a year of work and that I had foolishly failed to properly... back up.Thankfully CDR was able to successfully recover 100% of the files. John was clearly very knowlegable about the data recovery process and was able to answer all of my questions in the lead up to beginning work on the drive.CDR are very open about the costs and difficulties involved in recovering the data from the drive. The full final price is set from the outset including cost of replacement parts with no hidden fees down the line.I am very satifisfied with the service from Cheadle Data Recovery and, while I hope not be in the position of requiring their services in future, should the need arise I would be more than happy to trust John again with the recovery process.read more
Nicola Briggs
Nicola Briggs
12:12 04 Nov 23
Went to this business on a recommendation after my external hard drive failed. They were clear as to theirs fees, offered a no recovery no fee contract, and were true to their word, with regular... updates. I got all my data back and would thoroughly recommend them.read more
Penni Warburg
Penni Warburg
06:59 07 Oct 23
After losing my husband earlier this year, I took such pleasure in watching videos of our lives together and our small children as they grew up. I was then so shocked to find that the hard disk... drive on which the digitised videos were failed. Through a colleague, I found John and Cheadle Data Recovery. Although a very painstaking task which he wasn't at all sure was going to work, he managed to get probably 80-90% of the videos back, much to my absolute delight. Service and responsiveness were both excellent and I felt absolute trust that if anyone could manage this, then John and his company could. I am so appreciative and have no compunction in recommending John's company to anyone.read more
simon morris
simon morris
09:32 03 Jul 23
Cheadle Data Recovery promptly, efficiently and economically restored 4000 deleted images representing 10 years' work that I accidentally deleted on a hard drive. I am delighted that a colleague... recommended CDR to me, and am thrilled that they were able to reverse a devastating loss on budget and within a few days.read more

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Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd is rated 5 stars on Google Business based on 329 reviews
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Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd
Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd
5.0
Calum McMillan
Calum McMillan
12:12 06 Nov 23
My seven-year-old hard drive suffered a failure of the read/write heads and left my without access to project files that represented over a year of work and that I had foolishly failed to properly back up.Thankfully CDR was able to successfully recover 100% of the files. John was clearly very knowlegable about the data recovery process and was able to answer all of my questions in the lead up to beginning work on the drive.CDR are very open about the costs and difficulties involved in recovering the data from the drive. The full final price is set from the outset including cost of replacement parts with no hidden fees down the line.I am very satifisfied with the service from Cheadle Data Recovery and, while I hope not be in the position of requiring their services in future, should the need arise I would be more than happy to trust John again with the recovery process.
Nicola Briggs
Nicola Briggs
12:12 04 Nov 23
Went to this business on a recommendation after my external hard drive failed. They were clear as to theirs fees, offered a no recovery no fee contract, and were true to their word, with regular updates. I got all my data back and would thoroughly recommend them.
Penni Warburg
Penni Warburg
06:59 07 Oct 23
After losing my husband earlier this year, I took such pleasure in watching videos of our lives together and our small children as they grew up. I was then so shocked to find that the hard disk drive on which the digitised videos were failed. Through a colleague, I found John and Cheadle Data Recovery. Although a very painstaking task which he wasn't at all sure was going to work, he managed to get probably 80-90% of the videos back, much to my absolute delight. Service and responsiveness were both excellent and I felt absolute trust that if anyone could manage this, then John and his company could. I am so appreciative and have no compunction in recommending John's company to anyone.
peter critton
peter critton
09:08 13 Sep 23
David Spencer
David Spencer
20:29 07 Aug 23
simon morris
simon morris
09:32 03 Jul 23
Cheadle Data Recovery promptly, efficiently and economically restored 4000 deleted images representing 10 years' work that I accidentally deleted on a hard drive. I am delighted that a colleague recommended CDR to me, and am thrilled that they were able to reverse a devastating loss on budget and within a few days.
Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton
10:40 30 May 23
One of the best customer and technical service experiences we've had. From initial telephone call to receiving our recovered data, John kept us updated at each and every step in a clear and concise manner. We highly recommend Cheadle DATA Recovery if you're looking for a professional data recovery service.
David Boyes
David Boyes
09:05 07 May 23
Great company, managed to recover data from an old network drive, life saver
Vicky Mohring
Vicky Mohring
10:45 20 Apr 23
Cheadle Data saved my bacon! After my water bottle leaked in my computer bag my external hard drive was drowned. John was helpful, clear and concise at every stage and it was reassuring to know that if the data couldn't be recovered there would be no fee. Amazingly, John managed to recover every single file and I was back up and running in no time. Worth every penny!
Umesh Samani
Umesh Samani
15:40 23 Mar 23
Simply amazing!My world had fallen apart when the computer crashed couple of weeks before Christmas. Everything, yes everything was on there all by business stuff for the last about 15 years. A good friend of mine had the computer and replaced the hard drive gave me the computer back to get going, whist keeping the old hard drive to retrieve all the information on it.A couple more weeks and was told ‘some of the data had been retrieved ‘but sadly some couldn’t be but would keep trying, another couple of weeks and I was given a hard drive with the retrieved data.80% had been recovered however the most important information was the 20% that was ‘no longer retrievable’!The pain and agony as it was all financials that I desperately needed. My friend had suggested to contact CDR ‘Cheshire Data Recovery’ to see they could help and also another friend had mentioned them too!What a refreshing change to get a prompt and positive response from John, from the initial contact, phone conversation with full in depth explanation of what’s happened, what could be done and the possible outcome filled me with full confidence knowing I was dealing with someone who had a passion for his work and more so wanting to help.No over promises but statements of what would happen, I posted off the hard drive and next day got a response to say john was in possession of the hard drive and the time schedule of when it may be in the system. Sadly my hard drive was more damaged due to the times the data was tried to be retrieved, which meant some parts had to be ordered to rebuild my hard drive. A week or so later I was sent some files to check to see if everything was in there.As I checked the folders my heart sank that the data had not been recovered only the stuff that I had already got, a quick email to John to confirm was that the case and there was no sign of the other 20% data that I really needed.John asked me look harder at the ’found’ files and study all them, after a few hours of looking.. to my amazement those missing, important files were there, it’s just they were not listed/ labelled but all there.I am so pleased I contacted John who has literally saved my life, a very professional man, who knows what he’s talking about.Great service, great price and would highly recommend Dr John C Reid, Cheadle Data Recovery. 100%.Thank you.UMESH SAMANISPECIALIST CARS STOKE
Stephen P Starling
Stephen P Starling
21:11 14 Mar 23
All my back up data went missing from a corrupt drive and John explained the full process and maned to save all the important data, including 15 years of irreplaceable photographs so excellent and professional to a T!
Ella Mason-Mills
Ella Mason-Mills
08:59 05 Mar 23
Cheadle Data Recovery managed to restore precious videos and pictures I thought I had lost due to my external hard drive being corrupted. An extremely professional service, you will be kept up to date step by step. I would definitely recommend.
Ken Dawson
Ken Dawson
09:20 31 Jan 23
I can’t explain how grateful I am for finding Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd. My main storage hard drive were over 2 years of customer work (mainly book cover designs) and years of my own personal writing and illustration work suddenly stopped working. My online backup had failed also (on oversight on my part). After having a few people try to retrieve the data but unable to, I was ready to admit defeat and accept it was all lost. But then I found CDR and after a chat with John who explained everything clearly, I handed over the drive. He returned 100% of all my data! His prices are clear with no surprise hidden extras, and works extremely professionally. So happy all my life work is returned and I will be recommending him to everyone. Huge thanks and appreciation. :)
Jamie Bell
Jamie Bell
11:22 20 Dec 22
Second time I have used John and the team - as always super professional service and all my data was recovered! Would highly recommend!
Robin Cowley
Robin Cowley
17:16 08 Dec 22
I was in a bit of a panic. I had succeeded in killing all three hard drives in my computer: the 2TB data drive, the 2TB bits and pieces drive and the 5TB back-up drive. Of course, there was practically nothing backed-up on cloud or anywhere else and this basically meant I had lost EVERYTHING!The search for a possible recovery began - and it was a bit of a nightmare, with several extremely suspect operators. However, I narrowed my options down to three I could reach from Chester and John Reid came over by far the best.I went to see him by appointment and he was just as kind and considerate as he had been on the phone. He took away my three drives and quickly confirmed electrical control problems with all three and mechanical damage as well in two of them. He explained what had almost certainly happened (which included gently educating me in how SATA power cables from different PSU makers might look the same but connections sometimes aren't) and came back with a very realistic quote and high hopes of recovering much/all of my lost data on a no recovery, no fee basis. Unlike some outfits there was no up-front assessment fee or other hidden charges.The main data drive was very tricky, but he succeeded in finding a suitable donor drive and finding that everything on it was recoverable. He also got the back-up drive sufficiently operational to recover everything that, which ultimately meant we could ignore the other drive. So I provided two brand new hard drives and John restored my data to them.Fantastic. And Dr Reid stuck to his promise on costs; I only had to pay for the two drives he'd recovered.Overall a wonderful service from an excellent fellow and I can highly recommend him if you have also killed your hard drives (or SSDs) and need rescuing.
Dami O
Dami O
23:11 07 Dec 22
I contacted Cheadle Data Recovery as I had dropped my laptop and damaged my HDD. I was aware that recovering any data was going to be costly, but was heartened by the clarity that Dr. John Reid provided regarding ‘no recovery, no fee’ and the fact that the prices quoted for a successful recovery were fixed.The communication throughout was impeccable from John, even though it took me two years to decide if I wanted to commit to the expense. At the end of the process, he managed to recover pretty much all of my lost data (very much worth the expense) and showed nothing but the highest level of professionalism and expertise.I cannot recommend Cheadle Data Recovery highly enough. If you’re unfortunate enough to end up in a situation similar to mine, you don’t need to look anywhere else other than CDR.
Kyra Jennings
Kyra Jennings
14:04 05 Dec 22
My experience with CDR has been amazing. As a Masters student whose deadline was round the corner, my external hard drive suddenly broke and I was very anxious about losing all of my work. I brought it straight to John, managing director of CDR, who was recommended to me by multiple PC stores. As CDR works on a ‘no recovery, no fee’ basis, it was more reassuring for me to take up John’s service. He was very professional throughout our conversations and was regularly keeping me in the loop with the progress of the data recovery. He was also very patient with all the questions I had, and I am extremely grateful for how quick he retrieved my data (even through the weekend) under the ‘emergency service.’ On top of this, he ran a test on my new external hard drive just for further reassurance. Thank you so much for your help!
Lawrence Carter
Lawrence Carter
19:49 16 Nov 22
It's very difficult to explain just how much they saved my backside. They went above and beyond and are worth every penny.
K Lightbown
K Lightbown
20:54 23 Oct 22
Thank goodness I came across Cheadle Data Recovery. I was the unofficial photographer at my best friend’s wedding and when I started to edit the photos, my SD card became corrupt and inaccessible. I was devastated. A few emails later and all the images have been recovered along with many other photos of happy family memories. I cannot thank them enough. They kept me updated throughout the whole process. The fee structure was very clear. Everything was as straight forward and as quick as it could be. Highly recommend.
Alex Russell
Alex Russell
07:34 12 Oct 22
A completely professional service, with every stage well explained. The price was set after diagnosis, with payment only due if data recovery was to my satisfaction. John's expertise and profound knowledge was clear from the start and he successfully got back 100% of my data. Very, very highly recommended.
Peter Waterworth
Peter Waterworth
10:33 22 Aug 22
First time that I have had to use a data recovery specialist and I must admit that I'm impressed with the professionalism and service provided by John. He offered help and advice all the way through the process, to make it as painless as possible, and he managed to recover almost all of my data, I'm very happy.
Collwyn Jones
Collwyn Jones
14:53 19 Aug 22
Friendly and fast service. Sadly our hard drive had too much damage for data to be retrieved, however, I will use John's service again if needed.
Marcus Hall
Marcus Hall
06:18 26 Jul 22
Highly recommend. Extremely professional service and perfect communication throughout.
Daniel Shaw
Daniel Shaw
15:19 21 Jul 22
Took a 2tb Seagate HDD to John after initially chatting on the phone. This particular drive I had is notorious for faulure due to very bad manufacturing. Needless to say John managed to revover 99% of the data. Very pleased. Will use again.
Gordon Pearce
Gordon Pearce
15:33 18 Jul 22
I used a WD 2tb hard drive to store a variety of file types but, most importantly to me, every photo I had from the last 15 years or so was on the drive, and it corrupted. My local IT guru was unable to recover anything and gave me Cheadle Data Recovery's contact details with the recommendation that he is the best that he knows of in England for this type of service. So I contacted CDR and dealt with John. I worked in IT for years so understand professional service and technical know how (tho' you may question why I only had 1 copy of all my files). John's service and know how are the epitome of professional, he didn't promise anything, explained fees would only be due upon my satisfaction with what he recovered. He made the entire process pain free and recovered, as far as I can tell ALL I wanted recovered. A few non essential files were not recovered. If whoever reads this is in the same predicament I was contact CDR before anyone else. IF John cannot recover your files the chances are nobody can. BUT...he'll be honest with you, and in this day and age, having to give our trust to strangers over matters we don't understand, in my views that's the mot you can ask.
Jennifer Downs
Jennifer Downs
12:56 06 Jul 22
Highest recommendations to John, I have experienced two drastic data failures and on both occasions John has successfully recovered this for me. John is the only person I would go to for data loss. Fantastic customer service and a very impressive, professional business with extensive knowledge that puts you at ease. Thank you Cheadle Data Recovery.
Cure Digital
Cure Digital
10:51 25 May 22
I had to turn to Cheadle Data Recovery in my hour of desperate need following a water incident leading to a broken laptop. Their overall service was absolutely fantastic, as was the outcome in retrieving what I thought was lost data and files.Their communication, clear pricing, speed of action and overall outcome delivered - could not have been any better. Absolute life-savers in your darkest IT hours.Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Emma Gray
Emma Gray
20:50 20 May 22
Would highly recommend! Very helpful, knowledgeable and professional.
Max Dickinson
Max Dickinson
12:46 09 May 22
Pleased with the service provided and happy to recommend. Good communication throughout!
Andrew Bradley
Andrew Bradley
13:13 04 May 22
In 2018 hitting a wrong key while installing a backup I was facing the worst possible scenario namely that I had lost all my files. I was pointed to Cheadle Data Recovery and following a phone call was invited to meet John Reed the same evening and leaving my MacBook with him it was not long before all my files were recovered. Moving forward to 2022 I consulted John about a damaged pdf file which contained vital data and received the same personal and sympathetic service. The file was not repaired but a simple work round offered and I am back in business. I would recommend CDR without hesitation to anyone with recovery problems. A++ service and results.
Judith Carroll
Judith Carroll
16:07 22 Apr 22
So impressed with this company, John spent time explaining the whole process and although we decided not to proceed with a recovery (I'd had a failed recovery elsewhere) I felt I understood why and how the data was irretrievable. Thank you
Valentin Iliescu
Valentin Iliescu
16:40 24 Mar 22
I don't usually write reviews but words fail to express the gratitude for the service received from Cheadle DATA Recovery. The morning after completing around 4-5 months of intensive work and having it stored on my new (4 months old) harddrive it stopped working and refused to mount. John was incredibly kind and very patient in explaining the whole process in great detail, and more importantly handling my information with the greatest of care. The fault was digital so he managed to recover ALL of my 4TB of info and even managed to save the drive itself. The service was super fast and John went above and beyond to get the drive back to me safely while dealing with various hurdles along the way. The communication was irreproachable, the TRANSPARENCY of the service was the best I have come across, honest and I felt beyond safe with my drive and the sensitive information on it. John and Cheadle Data Recovery is truly a model of the BEST SERVICE EVER.
Jules
Jules
10:13 08 Mar 22
Possibly THE best data recovery expert in the NW.Not cheap, but thankfully backing up your data is. Put John out of a job & backup your data today! Then test that backup.IF the worst happens, you have reached the right place.
石鼎杰
石鼎杰
12:08 04 Mar 22
Since the data on my hard drive wasn't that important, I didn't choose to take on the cost of restoration in the end. But it was a helpful conversation that helped me understand the intricacies of repairing a hard drive. I almost went with some merchant who claimed to be able to fix it for £100, thanks to John.
Paul Urey
Paul Urey
16:37 26 Jan 22
We had a business PC in for repair, which had lost one of its hard drives. The drive had lots of company data, together with Outlook data files. The hard drive was not being recognised by various operating systems. The business really wanted to have their data recovered if at all possible. There are numerous data recovery companies throughout the UK. We wanted to use one that was close to our office, as we believe in using local companies wherever possible. Googling for data recovery in Manchester, we found Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd, which had great reviews. So we filled in a data recovery request and submitted it. With 5 minutes John rang. He was very professional and explained everything. So we got CDR to attempt recovery of the data, which was done sucessfully. CDR provide a fantastic service. They keep you updated throughout the process. We will certainly use them again.
Jean-Pierre Danjoux
Jean-Pierre Danjoux
23:23 21 Jan 22
When my MacBook Pro died and I found that my WD My Cloud back up system had also malfunctioned, things didn't look good for my data, especially as the Touch Bar 2017 model I had uses an integrated non removable SSD attached to the failed logic board. I contacted some local data recovery companies who were unable to help. Looking further afield, there were other companies that I contacted but on discussion I doubted their ability to help. I then found Cheadle DATA Recovery and contacted John Reid for advice. Having done some research, I was aware of the problem I faced. John immediately gave me confidence that he knew how to handle the issue and there was a good chance of data recovery. He also reassured me they operated on a no-recovery, no-fee basis. Having then entrusted CDR with my laptop, I am pleased to report that they recovered all of the data files from the dead laptop. John and CDR were professional throughout the process and kept me informed of what was happening at all times. I can highly recommend them if you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in a similar position. Thank you for a fantastic job.
Da Blib
Da Blib
21:08 15 Dec 21
John did an excellent job of recovering video files from a corrupted drive, informing us of progress at every step from initial diagnosis to method of retrieval, and a final summary of the data recovered. Efficient and professional from the outset.
Claire Blyth
Claire Blyth
17:23 08 Dec 21
All of my data was recovered. The process was fast, friendly, transparent and professional. Highly recommended.
Rob Rhind
Rob Rhind
23:20 29 Nov 21
John Reid and Cheadle Data Recovery were recommended to me and I am very grateful they were. I had a failed laptop hard drive with a physically damaged platter, the worst kind of situation. This complicated recovery was handled with the utmost professionalism. Communication was excellent throughout the process; I had complete confidence that John was definitely my best chance of recovering some important data. The results exceeded all my expectations and with an understanding of the work involved, feel the money paid was minimal for the service provided. I hope a few people that are in a similar situation to mine, see my review, appreciate its sincerity and very sensibly employ John Reid and Cheadle Data Recovery.
chris law
chris law
17:42 03 Nov 21
Excellent service.. all items dealt with as promised.
Damien Obringer
Damien Obringer
17:11 31 Oct 21
Recently had the pleasure of a failed hard drive in my MacBook. After researching some companies I decided to call Cheadle Data Recovery as they had plenty of great feedback. John explained the options and costings of trying to recover the data and was very upfront with the timings and what to expect. Luckily he managed to get all my files back with my work, and I picked up a replacement drive with them on. Super happy as they saved me and my clients a lot of time having to recreate them all the files. Would certainly recommend giving them a call to see if they can help - super service!
Esse K
Esse K
22:02 29 Oct 21
I was introduced to CDR for recovering very sensitive data, John was very helpful & explained every step for recovering the lost Data & kept me fully informed through every step, very happy with his work & I highly recommend him.
Adam Ross
Adam Ross
10:28 26 Oct 21
Excellent serive as described, revovered data from our Nas drive disks which was not as straight forward as a standard windows based recovery. Sent full list of files available before any charge. Data recieved back working still in the folders with file names. We use not ypical largew graphic files such as eps, cdr, ai which made the recovery even more pleasing, would use again
Julia Short
Julia Short
11:02 30 Jul 21
Cheadle Data saved me as I had dropped by external hard drive. John was exceptionally efficient in contacting me and clearly explained the process which I could understand. The workflow made it simple for me to keep a track on the work. Only two documents lost and received my drive back promptly with an amazing return delivery service. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this service. AMAZING!
Dr Tariq Ahmad PhD MIET
Dr Tariq Ahmad PhD MIET
23:48 29 Jul 21
Didn't use these guys, so can't give 5 stars, but found the chap on the phone to be super-friendly and helpful, even recommending an apparent competitor! 👏👏👏
Nick Burgess
Nick Burgess
14:03 26 Jul 21
Always great service!
tanya bailey
tanya bailey
14:42 21 Jul 21
Portable hard drive failiure with 10 years of family photos on,all recovered and installed on new hardrive,brilliant service
steve Minshull
steve Minshull
06:16 20 Jul 21
I found Cheadle Data Recovery on a google search after my hard drive stopped working. They took the drive and repaired it and retrieved the data i required.Excellent service and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone who has problem with the computer drives
Simon Elric
Simon Elric
12:28 16 Jul 21
Great speedy service. They went above and beyond to get our data recovered from a REALLY old Hard Drive.
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