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Hard disk drive firmware – what is it?

In Blog, Information by AdministratorMay 22, 2012

Firmware failures in HDDs. Put simply the firmware of the hard disk drive is ‘operating system’ of the hard disk which allows it to function. It is, of course, a …

WD pushes out super-slim shock-resistant Ultrabook drive

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive News by AdministratorApril 12, 2012

Shock resistant HDD? We don’t think so. WD pushes out super-slim shock-resistant Ultrabook drive • The Register. 500GB on a single platter for a laptop 2.5-inch hard disk drive.  Quite …

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Farewell Hitachi GST, we’ll miss you

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Western Digital gets China’s nod to gobble Hitachi GST • The Register

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Western Digital buy out Hitachi GST. Western Digital gets China’s nod to gobble Hitachi GST • The Register. It seems that everything is being done to try and make sure …

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Head crash gallery – when data cannot be recovered

In Blog, Unrecoverable Data by AdministratorJanuary 26, 2012

Unrecoverable HDDs – Head-crash. Non-recoverable data is not good for any party. The customer does not get their data back, and we do not get paid, anything. Our ‘no-recovery, no-fee’ …

Hard drive manufacturers cutting warranties as of 2012

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Shorter HDD warranty – are they less reliable? Hard drive manufacturers cutting warranties A news summary of the changes announced by Western Digital and Seagate regarding the warranty period of …

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Hard drive shortage pushes prices up 150% | News | TechRadar

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive News by AdministratorNovember 29, 2011

 HDD shortage increases prices. Hard drive shortage pushes prices up 150% | News | TechRadar. Still gloomy news regarding the production and pricing for purchasing new hard disk drives. The …

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Western Digital SmartWare and data loss

In Blog, Hard Disk Drive News by AdministratorOctober 31, 2011

Data Recovery with Western Digital SmartWare HDDs Western Digital overtook Seagate as the largest manufacturer (by volume) of hard disk drives during 2010. Two of the most popular products that …

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Brian Davies
16:44 08 Dec 25
I bought two LaCie 4TB disks many years ago, and one is still working away merrily.But one had suddenly started that ominous sound we all hope we'll never hear.By sheer chance, a colleague... recommended CDR, so I got in touch. The 'no data, no fee' arrangement was a winner. CDR were so professional and kept me informed all the way. Despite my disk being almost unique in their experience, they sourced the required parts, and within a few weeks I received the results. Apart from one recalcitrant file, they had recovered nearly 2TBs of data of almost 30 years of family and travel photos and movies, which are absolutely irreplaceable. I can't thank CDR enough and will recommend them to anyone who needs help with data recovery.read more
Chemsure Adhesives
Chemsure Adhesives
17:51 04 Dec 25
Thank you , thank you John for retrieving my data from a dead hard drive. As non tekke person John explained everything is simple language for me and kept me updated throughout the process. There... were no hidden extra costs, what was quoted was charged. I would highly recommend CDR and would definitely use again, should the need arise. Margaretread more
Carolyn J Seager's Seagerworld
Carolyn J Seager's Seagerworld
14:12 01 Dec 25
Excellent service, wonderful communication and great efficiency - all my data was recovered and John was amazing. I'm so, so grateful as I'd thought I'd lost 10 years of work but every single file... was retrieved for me. Thank you so, so much - I highly recommend this company. Thank you CDR!read more
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BRILLIANT SERVICEJOHN IS 10 STARS

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Brian Davies
Brian Davies
16:44 08 Dec 25
I bought two LaCie 4TB disks many years ago, and one is still working away merrily.But one had suddenly started that ominous sound we all hope we'll never hear.By sheer chance, a colleague recommended CDR, so I got in touch. The 'no data, no fee' arrangement was a winner. CDR were so professional and kept me informed all the way. Despite my disk being almost unique in their experience, they sourced the required parts, and within a few weeks I received the results. Apart from one recalcitrant file, they had recovered nearly 2TBs of data of almost 30 years of family and travel photos and movies, which are absolutely irreplaceable. I can't thank CDR enough and will recommend them to anyone who needs help with data recovery.
Chemsure Adhesives
Chemsure Adhesives
17:51 04 Dec 25
Thank you , thank you John for retrieving my data from a dead hard drive. As non tekke person John explained everything is simple language for me and kept me updated throughout the process. There were no hidden extra costs, what was quoted was charged. I would highly recommend CDR and would definitely use again, should the need arise. Margaret
Carolyn J Seager's Seagerworld
Carolyn J Seager's Seagerworld
14:12 01 Dec 25
Excellent service, wonderful communication and great efficiency - all my data was recovered and John was amazing. I'm so, so grateful as I'd thought I'd lost 10 years of work but every single file was retrieved for me. Thank you so, so much - I highly recommend this company. Thank you CDR!
Nathan Ratcliffe
Nathan Ratcliffe
09:25 27 Oct 25
BRILLIANT SERVICEJOHN IS 10 STARS
Innes Vautier
Innes Vautier
19:20 26 Oct 25
Excellent, professional and knowledgeable service from John. Highly recommend
Tina 1972
Tina 1972
11:10 20 Sep 25
I RECENTLY used CDR and am utterly thankful to what they did for me. I had almost 3TB of data, mainly photos and videos, very precious to me from 2005 onwards, on a mechanically failed external HD. Almost 6 years of my own photography too! John kept me updated throughout the process while I nervously waited the outcome and I always felt I was in good professional hands.I was so relieved when I received the news he recovered all the data most precious to me. I received what had been saved and what had been damaged. I think by pure luck for me the damaged data was only films/movies, (as well as one or two images and videos) which I can almost watch anywhere these days! But I got all my precious important data back!I can't thank CDR enough and I definitely recommend them. Thank you John 😊🙏🏻
Karen Emmett
Karen Emmett
17:46 03 Sep 25
A wonderful service received from Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd. Talked me through the whole process beforehand, kept me well informed throughout the process and efficient, successful outcome to my data recovery. I would definitely recommend Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd.
Chloe Matthewman
Chloe Matthewman
09:27 02 Sep 25
5 stars just isn't enough for John, and there are not enough words in the world to show our gratitude and appreciation. We found Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd from researching online, we saw how many 5 star reviews he had so reached out and had a very detailed, informative conversation with John. We tried people local to us but they were unsuccessful with the data recovery and advised us that we need to find a Data Recovery Specialist. After speaking to John he advised us that we were able to post the hard drive to him but due to the short time scale we had to recover the data (if even possible) we took the risk driving 1.5 hours to hand deliver it, and this was the best decision we could have made! John was so professional, knowledgeable, informative and advised us that no payment would be owed if the recovery is not successful, this put our mind at ease. We opted for the Emergency Option and within 48 hours we had our data recovered and sent back to us through an online system which we were able to download. During this 48 hours, the communication was above and beyond, he updated us every step of the way, explained he needed to replace the mechanical parts which had failed and that he had recovered the data and I could not recommend him enough to anyone. Thank you so so much John!
Mike Saunderson
Mike Saunderson
07:31 14 Aug 25
Excellent service and communication. Highly recommended.
POLLY BRYANT
POLLY BRYANT
14:11 25 Jun 25
Can't be more thankful that John was able to retrieve my data from a dead drive. He was very informative and ensured I was updated throughout the process. There were no hidden extra costs, what was quoted was charged. I can't recommend CDR enough and would definitely use again, should I need to.
Nicholas Jinks
Nicholas Jinks
12:14 14 May 25
Extremely impressive technical expertise, fantastic customer service, got my entire hard drive restored after an extremely unusual fault, cannot recommend highly enough.
Ian Marshall
Ian Marshall
14:48 09 May 25
An outstanding service for which terms and conditions are clearly set out in advance. The recovery activities are easy to understand and the 'no recovery no fee' basis is emphasised from the outset. The images in particular were of great importance and sentimental value summarising some real highlights in my life. I was so pleased that all data appear to have been recovered and at a price and time extremely acceptable. Thank you.Ian Marshall
fern montanna
fern montanna
16:57 07 May 25
Would just like to say thank you to John for the Wonderfull work he did in recovering all the data on my MacBook that I thought I had lost forever. Amazing. Very professional and would Highly recommend.
Pog Jam
Pog Jam
17:20 01 May 25
Absolutely impeccable service. I will always use Cheadle Data Recovery in the future.
ziggus357
ziggus357
14:01 09 Apr 25
This is the second time I have used Cheadle Data Recovery and I cannot praise their services enough. John helped me out of a stressful situation with data management that had, over the years, gotten out of control and I was at risk of losing precious videos of my child. John was straight forward and upfront with explaining the risks of lost data and his calming and patient demeanor helped me figure out where it had gone wrong. Most grateful with your support, John. Thank you 🙏
Lego Maniac Productions
Lego Maniac Productions
09:26 30 Mar 25
Found John (CDR) though Google and glad I did. He spent the time to discuss the process with me, and his reasonable fee structure. In the end the HD had lost a head, but he was able to recover the majority of the disc and get a copy of the recovered files safely back to me within the sugested timeframe. Hopefully I won't need his services again, but I'd recommend him to anyone who does.
Nippich Kaeosamut
Nippich Kaeosamut
20:16 20 Mar 25
The service is perfect. The technician is very nice and professional. He can explain the course and how to fix clearly. If your HDD is broken, you should choose here.
tee see
tee see
14:06 20 Mar 25
John's technical expertise is truly impressive. He communicates complex concepts clearly and shows a genuine commitment to helping his customers. When my MacBook failed, I was desperate to recover my data. John not only successfully retrieved all my files but also managed to repair the MacBook itself.The service was excellent, with transparent pricing throughout. His assistance came during a particularly difficult time for me, and I'm incredibly grateful.I'm surprised by the negative reviews of Cheadle Data Recovery—my experience was entirely positive, and I would recommend ignoring those negative comments.
Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher
10:30 12 Feb 25
Really excellent and professional service. I had a lot of archived music on my drive which was all, thankfully, recovered. Would highly recommend to anyone.
Sam St. John
Sam St. John
19:42 30 Jan 25
John is great - The only person i would trust to bring camera rushes back from the dead after any data back up disasters
Hassan
Hassan
23:19 04 Dec 24
Great service, would highly recommend. Managed to recover all my data from my corrupt ssd drive, despite many people telling me this would not be possible. Very professional and speedy service. Prices are fixed and upfront so no hidden charges. Thank you
Ian Humphreys
Ian Humphreys
10:41 12 Nov 24
My HDD gave up the ghost and although there was no sensitive information on it more a case of sentimental and historic information, I wanted to get the information if I could. I researched a lot of companies via the internet that "say" they provide this service only to find that they really are just intermediaries who do not do the work themselves sometime offering a low price only to then hold you to ransom by saying the process is more complicated or it will take more specialized equipment to retrieve the data. CDR on the other hand do all the work themselves and explain clearly why the HDD may have failed, the process they undertake and how long it will take and then provide you with a price. You do not pay until the data has been recovered and until you decide whether or not the information you are looking to retrieve is retrievable. So, the process and price is 100% transparent. I was extremely happy with the service provided by CDR and Dr. John Reid and would not hesitate to recommend him/them for these services.
Park Crescent Hotel
Park Crescent Hotel
12:23 29 Oct 24
MY EXPERIENCE WITH CDR HAS BEEN AMAZING.HE IS LIFE SAVERPROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE ANF RELIABLE-PRICE ARE GOODHIGHLY RECOMMEND AND WOULD MOST DEFINITELY USE AGAIN.
Michael Smillie
Michael Smillie
18:25 28 Oct 24
Great advice, even though they made no money from me John provided sound advice and clearly years of industry knowledge in a short call, which established that my drives were not corrupt, I was just using the wrong adapter for a 3.5 HDD. A quick look on Amazon for the correct device and hey presto, data copied to new locations. Thank you John for you valued assistance. Anyone looking for a sound and safe pair of hands can trust Cheadle Data recovery Limited.
Karen Shaw
Karen Shaw
01:24 26 Oct 24
I am extremely happy and very grateful to Chealdle Data Recovery Ltd for the recovery of my data from my damaged HDD.Not only with the outcome, also with the process from start to finsh and down to the careful packaging of my returned items.The promise of not having to pay anything until the job was completed successfully, was fulfilled and I was kept informed of what was happening at all stages.John is very professional and knowledgeable, kept me updated and let me know what was happenening, with patience and clear guidance of what to do at various stages (which was needed as I know nothing about this kind of thing)Highly recommend and would most definitely use again. Thank you John. :-)
Jeremy Stuart
Jeremy Stuart
16:11 22 Oct 24
THE place to go to get your data recovered. Professional, knowledgeable and reliable. I won't use anyone else and have used Cheadle Data Recovery numerous times. You can use this service with full confidence. John has been serving the industry for many years and knows his stuff. Thank you!
Kiernan Thorlby
Kiernan Thorlby
15:53 22 Oct 24
John @ Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd has been excellent. I was very anxious I might have lost access to 10 years of family photos amongst other Data which were stored on a nas drive. To make it more difficult to recover I had encrypted the drives when I initially set it up. 2 of my drives ended up failing so I approached another company to see if Data recovery was possible, I became sceptical when they were pushing me to send my nas drive in and so looked for another company. I came across CDR, which is only 20 mins away from my house. John was very up front about the costs involved which put my mind at ease so I went ahead with recovery. It looks like he's managed to recover all my data, I've now got it all back and been checking through everything and it all looks great. I'm so glad I went with Johns company rather than the first one I found. Can't recommend enough!
David Booth
David Booth
09:10 18 Sep 24
John was incredibly helpful, reassuring and efficient in recovering footage from a formatted SD card. I cannot recommend him enough. Superb.
Andy Davies
Andy Davies
15:33 06 Aug 24
I had an issue with the port on my external hard drive so made an enquiry as to how much it would cost to get the data recovered. I received a call very promptly saying that it looked like it was a problem that I could solve myself instead of taking it in and gave detailed instructions on what to do and said that I could bring it in if I couldn't fix it myself.I followed John's instructions and was able to solve the problem without spending a penny. I really appreciated John's advice and I don't think there are many businesses who would offer this if it was in my best interest not to bring it in. Would highly recommend.
Adrian Stretton
Adrian Stretton
17:20 30 Jul 24
I had just got back from a Japan trip and had been storing my trip photos and videos on a HDD that already had lots of data stored on it. When I got home and looked to backup I found I could no longer access my drive. I had looked up and found various data recovery specialists and found many to have hidden fees even taking my HDD to another “specialist” before finding Cheadle Data Recovery. John was very clear and upfront with costs. He explained the damage done to my HDD and the work that had to be done. He retrieved all the data and I can’t thank him enough! Note to self have at least two backups.
David Wood
David Wood
08:32 22 Jul 24
We used Cheadle Data Recovery to recover data from a NAS box which unfortunately had 2 drives fail in a RAID5 at the same time! John was incredibly knowledgeable, explained the process and quickly turned round the work for us. An extra bonus, everything from the NAS was fully recovered and we are now back up and running.
Margaret Willcocks
Margaret Willcocks
08:15 22 Jul 24
I would strongly recommend Cheadle Data recovery to do what it says on the tin! We live in Italy and my local IT technician was completely defeated when he replaced a hard drive and half our data was lost. On a return visit to Manchester I found this company, left the offending item with Dr Reid, who obviously knows all there is to know about the subject, and the information I had lost was returned to me, according to the stated terms, almost immediately. Thank you for providing an excellent service..
Elsa Smart
Elsa Smart
16:25 19 Jul 24
Really impressed by the standard of service provided. John talked me through the process and I was kept informed all along the way. Was able to get back some very precious data and made some family members very happy. Really recommend!
John Robinson
John Robinson
12:01 24 Jun 24
I thought I'd lost the majority of my last 12 month's photography, comprising tens of thousands of images, when three of my hard drives (two SSDs and a traditional drive) inexplicably became corrupted at the same time. To compound that I also had two Micro SD cards full of drone photographs which wouldn't open. I looked around on the Internet for data recovery services in the Cheshire area and was attracted to Cheadle Data Recovery's website. I 'phoned John who was extremely helpful and knowledgeable which gave me the confidence to use CDR. He also explained all the costs up-front and his 'no-recovery/no-fee' policy. He managed to recover all the lost data at the agreed price which was a massive relief to me. I wouldn't hesitate in using CDR again and cannot recommend them highly enough.
Alex Brown
Alex Brown
20:10 02 Jun 24
John was clear and professional, would highly recommend.
Stephen Owens
Stephen Owens
12:42 14 Mar 24
After a catastrophic HDD failure, I was shocked to find that my Mac’s Time Machine had excluded (apparently by default because it wasn’t an internal drive?) the drive from my backups. I then discovered I’d lost 52 years worth of photographs, many of which were irreplaceable.I contacted John after checking reviews of various data recovery companies and after discussing things with John, entrusted him with the recovery. John was very clear up front about costs and chances of recovery - given the specific type of Seagate drive involved - and then set about recovering the data.First efforts were largely successful after reading as far as the disk errors but after I was thinking that was it, John suggested he could made a second attempt - reading backwards to the errors - which indeed proved additionally successful. Results were:* Photo’s in library:  21,745* Photo’s unrecovered: 450* Unrecovered photo’s replaceable: 448* Unrecoverable photo’s lost: 1 (possibly 2)…which equates to a 99.99% success rate!I’ve undoubtedly not recovered other files but it was the photo’s (and memories) that are crucially important and I only have the highest recommendation for the efforts that John put in over and above what could be expected in recovering them.I’m hoping I never have such a situation again but if I do, I know where to come to for help.Many thanks, JohnKind regards,Stephen Owens
Yvonne Ledden
Yvonne Ledden
20:29 20 Feb 24
John is a first class data analyst, who offers a pristine and premium service, from the very outset of your enquiry to the completion of the data recovery project. I would not hestitate to highly recommend John, and, had I not been fortunate enough to live quite local, I would be willing to travel a considerable distance to use his unbeatable data skills. He doesn't have the letters, and 'Dr'., before his name for nothing! I am eternally grateful to him for recovering 4 TB of irreplaceable data for me.Thank you so much John,Kindest regards from,Yvonne Ledden.
Terry Abrahams
Terry Abrahams
09:16 08 Feb 24
CDR did a great job of recovering files from one of my 1TB HDDs. Despite a broken R/W head CDR recovered 99% of the files on the broken drive and within the timescale quoted. I would highly recommend CDR for data recovery on HDDs.
iron mike
iron mike
16:45 25 Jan 24
I had a problem with my sd card from my camera and tried various online tools to fix issue but with no joy. I spoke to John at Cheadle DATA Recovery and he took his time to explain the pros and cons of data recovery from an sd card.Very professional and I would recommend this company.
Chris Gildea
Chris Gildea
13:55 20 Jan 24
I had an issue that my laptop would not boot up, I took the SSD drive out and tried it in an external housing plugged into another laptop. That didn't work either. My backups were slightly out of date and I needed files stored on the faulty SSD. I contacted CDR and they responded extremely quickly stating that they could recover some of the data. As the files needed were required quickly, CDR managed to recover most of the data held on the faulty SSD and they did so within a few days of commissioning them. John was extremely professional and knowledgeable and kept me up to date with the recovery process. It's one of those services you never want to need, but extremely happy and relieved when I did. It would have cost me a lot more in time and money to reproduce the data I needed to be recovered.If you need data recovering from a hard drive, CDR are the best at recovering the data (please note that recovery might not be possible depending upon damage caused).
Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray
22:03 09 Jan 24
Was recommended to use John by “people in the know” and it was the right decision. I had some very personal information collected over 6 years on a USB disc which was corrupted and it was rescued.John explained very clearly what needed to be done and I was updated at all stages.A very professional service. Highly recommended
Ruth Cummins
Ruth Cummins
10:19 09 Jan 24
Cheadle DATA Recovery Ltd saved my Christmas ! I broke a hard drive just weeks before Christmas. Thankfully Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd was recommended to me. Only for this recommendation I probably would have spent a fortune without success.I got in touch with Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd. I was talked through the process, the fees were outlined and very clearly a guarantee that no recovery no fee. I sent my hard drive for repair and was given a time frame for its repair. I was able to relax over Christmas knowing that I did not have to redo all the work I had lost. I would definitely recommend Cheadle Data Recovery Ltd for ease of communication, contactability, efficiency, successful repair and competitively priced. A very big Thank you !
darren ball
darren ball
10:29 03 Jan 24
After a recent trip to the USA upon return we appeared to have lost all of our recordings on a Go Pro Hero SD Card. We tried various ways to recover including online software without success. I was recommended to John at Cheadle data Recovery. The responses were immediate and I was feeling confident. John gave me a full explanation on the issues we had encountered and what he would do to recover the data. I booked the fast service and John recovered the lost data. Amazing service and would 100% recommend John and Cheadle data recovery. Superb service!
Amin Aminian
Amin Aminian
23:32 02 Jan 24
Many thanks to Cheadle DATA recovery for being able to retrieve incredibly important files from a damaged external drive. They were 100% transparent with their fees and worked to their promised timeframe. One very relieved and happy client. Thanks once again.
Alistair Vernon
Alistair Vernon
10:27 25 Dec 23
Fantastic service, thank you. Data recovered and returned very quickly.
AryAbod Siharyvani
AryAbod Siharyvani
16:45 11 Dec 23
Adam Dismore
Adam Dismore
05:57 06 Dec 23
Exceptional service and result. 100% success in retrieving a very large volume (1TB+) of critical data which was very difficult to recover. John’s manner, professionalism and reliability was outstanding. Recommend very highly.
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.
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