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CDR credit on BBC Radio 5 Live broadcast

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study by AdministratorMay 19, 2020

Elis James and John Robins – Data Recovery. In February 2020 Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd received a memory card from Media City Manchester-based production company Audio Always. It related to …

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Advanced Memory Stick Recovery – Failure of ECC

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study by AdministratorJune 8, 2018

Memory Stick Data Recovery due to failed ECC A memory stick was received by a customer reporting that whilst it was being detected by her Apple Mac computer with the …

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GoPro Video File Recovery – why is it so difficult?

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study by AdministratorApril 13, 2018

GoPro video data recovery GoPro cameras use MicroSD cards to store data. Frequently these fail, or the FAT32 filesystem becomes corrupt, or data gets deleted. Even when the memory card …

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128GB MicroSD counterfeit

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study, Recovery of the day by AdministratorJuly 5, 2017

05/7/2017 – 128GB MicroSD fake capacity Today, CDR has been working on a MicroSD memory card which had a reported capacity of 128GB. The memory card had been purchased from …

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How to recover Canon video files

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study by AdministratorMay 6, 2017

Canon video file data recovery Modern Canon video cameras, or SLRs, with video capability, produce high definition video files. They are widely used by amateur and professional videographers. CDR – …

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Counterfeit memory stick – A case study

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study by AdministratorJune 10, 2016

Counterfeit Memory Stick – Fake Flash CDR – Manchester Data Recovery Services – has covered fake/counterfeit flash NAND devices in previous posts. Usually, we receive these devices in when they …

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Counterfeit Memory Sticks

In Blog, Memory Stick/Card Recovery Case Study, Successful recovery by AdministratorDecember 16, 2014

Counterfeit memory stick data recovery. In previous posts, CDR has highlighted some of the problems when working on counterfeit flash storage (memory sticks and memory cards.) As these devices look …

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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.read more
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.read more

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Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd
Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd
5.0
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
Rebecca Parry
Rebecca Parry
09:35 26 Aug 21
CDR were extremely helpful. They responded quickly and efficiently taking me through the process at every stage. It was made clear from the beginning what to expect, their no data no fee promise and I was consulted throughout the process. I would definitely recommend CDR to anyone who needs data recovery services.
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
Dr Tariq Ahmad PhD
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.
Phlebas99
Phlebas99
08:35 01 Jul 21
Called about MicroSD recovery. The gentleman I spoke to was professional, obviously an expert in recovery, and very upfront and honest about the potential for success and the cost.Based on the chat I have chosen not to go ahead but am still very happy about the service I received over the phone in helping me make this decision.
Miss C Thompson
Miss C Thompson
08:11 28 Jun 21
CDR are a professional, friendly service who went to great lengths to help by recovering the data from my SD card. They are superb and communication is outstanding! I would highly recommend them.
Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
12:46 27 Jun 21
Expensive but we'll worth it going by the reviews but I can't afford to pay 200 upfront when there is only 1 hard drive with all my pics vids on etc then if can not be salvaged I am 200 out of pocket for nothing and I don't have 400 plus to pay out an dno pay net plan swere mentioned when I was emailing I don't mind waiting for my fixed hard drive back if I can be if I can pay back in installments
Mark Lawson
Mark Lawson
14:36 25 Jun 21
Data recovered successfully at a fixed price.(Make sure your backup solution is working /before/ you have to use it).3TB HDD died (drive head failure).CDR Ltd aquired a head assembly for the drive and was able to recover all the essential data.Excellent communication at every stage of the process. No surprise fees and clear statements of work to be done.Very satisfied.
Greig Thomson
Greig Thomson
07:38 18 Jun 21
Dr John Reid is an extreme professional person. The work he carried out for me was first class and the communication and explanations given were just what was needed to ensure I understood everything. He managed to recover an old MacBook Pro hard robe that had failed and id tried to fix to get my children’s baby pictures from. Luckily Cheadle data recovery got the job done and recovered 165gb of data when everywhere else told me the drive was wiped and empty. Great value and many thanks again Greig Thomson
Janet Saville
Janet Saville
15:55 13 Jun 21
Would defiantly recommend!Having tried locally to have data recovered from a WD hard drive CDR were recommended to us and John and his team managed to recover all of the valuable photographs that we thought we lost forever.Great service, super organised and efficient.
Peter Lupton
Peter Lupton
19:03 04 Jun 21
Cheadle DATA Recovery were absolutely brilliant, they retrieved all my data, except for a few program files, which were irrelevant anyway.The service was fast, efficient and their communication was superb.I would definitely recommend them!
Aurélie C
Aurélie C
13:36 24 Apr 21
Thank you for a quick and successful data recovery on my failed laptop. I had previously reached out to several experts, who all turned out not to be aware of how to perform data recovery on an integrated SSD like the one I had on my computer model. John provided efficient advice and responsiveness, and Cheadle's expertise helped me recover 100% of my data while preserving the laptop's warranty, despite the difficulties caused by uncertain France-UK business conditions due to recent Brexit.
Rachel Beattie
Rachel Beattie
10:04 06 Apr 21
Angel Muzas
Angel Muzas
19:34 16 Mar 21
I have a device that was encrypted and I ask John for his assistance, unfortunatelly it was impossible to retrieve the data but he was really clear and informative.
Andres Budihardja
Andres Budihardja
10:31 09 Mar 21
i have drive can detect but not spin & incorrect function message after choose initialize disk use MBR in disk management
umakanth panchagnula
umakanth panchagnula
14:14 03 Mar 21
I bought a 1TB memory stick on Amazon, following 10GB of data saving it stopped working. I discussed with my colleague in hospital, Parisa, who took the extra effort of finding someone to help. She consulted a few experts and all of them suggested that I contact John Reid at Cheadle DATA Recovery. John diagnosed the problem. It was a counterfeit device and although it says 1TB it actually was a 16GB memory stick and was a fictitious product. John provided fair, thorough and professional advice and did not take any payment for this consultative service. I have purchased a 1TB disk from John and have been using it with absolutely no problems. I thank John immensely and would highly recommend him. I would also like to thank my colleague, Parisa, for her support in finding John.
Eddie Pitman
Eddie Pitman
15:33 02 Mar 21
We suffered a power cut that most probably led to a hard drive failure. This combined with my (admittedly) relaxed attitude to backing things up meant we lost years of data - mostly photos. I was going to write this off and put it down to experience but was persuaded by my wife to look for someone who could recover the data. To cut a long story short John at Cheadle DATA Recovery was able to recover pretty much all we'd thought was lost. For no fee he analysed the failed drive to give us an idea of what could be recovered and told us the likely cost should we wish to go ahead which we did. We now have years of photos that we'd almost forgotten about to sort out! I would recommend his services to anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation.
Kimberley Lo
Kimberley Lo
22:32 01 Mar 21
After my 2TB hard drive took a bump containing a lifetime's worth of media and important documents, I was at a loss. I contacted many local companies, of which none were able to guarantee a maximum I would be paying, and enticing me instead with relatively low starting prices.By chance, Cheadle Data Recovery came through my search (NOT local to me) and it really does merit its outstanding reviews. From the first phone conversation I had with John, I was given clarity about the price points. A maximum quote was given to me from the offset, with an emphasis on 'no recovery, no fee' basis.The process was explained to me at every point, including details of the diagnosis. John showed me the mechanisms of the different hard drives, and ways they can be damaged. This was something I appreciated considering the price of recovery, that I understood the intricacy of the work.I was kept updated via email throughout and was emailed a list of the recovered data so I could look over it, prior to any payments being made.A professional and frankly honest company. Very pleased with the 100% recovery! Thank you.
Glenn Pearson
Glenn Pearson
18:23 26 Feb 21
This is the third time I have used Cheadle Data Recovery.John recovered all of my clients data quickly and at a very reasonable price.Thanks again.
Steve Nunn
Steve Nunn
21:00 16 Feb 21
Unfortunately there are many firms offering data recovery who give the business a bad name. John Reid at Cheadle is one of the good guys. Clear communication, reasonable prices and professional service. I would use him for any future data recovery needs I had without hesitation and I'm very happy to give him a 5 star review.
James
James
08:50 31 Jan 21
I'm a student who came to John with an issue with my hard drive concerning uni work and he was very professional throughout, very clear and informative, reasonably priced (no gimmicks, just a straightforward 2 tier pricing system) and offered a quick turnaround as to being a student, for the service to be completed just before Christmas which I appreciated! Would definitely use again
KEZ DIRECTOR
KEZ DIRECTOR
01:19 31 Jan 21
John.He provides the best customer service. The phones call to John its a pleasure to speak to him relaxing and calm every time. The chatting with email its also a pleasure with successful updates every time.Also when John can't do a recovery for KEZ services he's always trying to help me where to I sent the device.Keep going 💪KEZ staff want to give you a 5 🌟
Emma Hind
Emma Hind
11:09 27 Jan 21
A highly professional service; recovered my data and kept me up to date along the way. Many thanks!
Filip Jandus
Filip Jandus
12:31 25 Jan 21
Data recovery is always expensive across the world. I got fair offer, good problem description. Good and fair dealing!
Kevin Hinde
Kevin Hinde
10:53 12 Jan 21
Having already taken a macbook to another company for data retrival John at Cheadle Data was still happy to give advice and support by email and did eventually take a look at the drive. He confirmed that it was not possible in this case to do anything further. What I did like was John's professionalism and willingness to engage in communication. I will certainly go to them first next time I encounter similar problems. First rate service.
Fiona Scott
Fiona Scott
11:20 08 Jan 21
John at Cheadle Data Recovery provided an excellent service and was able to recover all of the data one of our failed harddrives. Such a relief to find a professional company when handling such important data.
Peter Ding
Peter Ding
10:23 17 Dec 20
Very professional pro.pt service.
William Davies
William Davies
06:58 08 Dec 20
An excellent service that I can easily recommend to anyone looking for a fair price to recover data.
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