Have you lost precious family photos or files after a hard drive failure or unexpected computer breakdown? Are you stressing out that you don’t have any backups?
Losing your data unexpectedly can be incredibly distressing and it’s important that you don’t try to recover the data using free software tools online as you risk damaging your hard drive permanently and making data recovery extremely difficult.
Jim’s I.T provides professional data recovery services for both home and business users that have a 90% + success rate for all media types including: mechanical hard drives, SSD hard drives, portable hard drives, USB thumb drives and all computer types including PCs, Macs and Laptops.
Hard Drive & SSD Data Recovery
Data Recovery Services – 90% + Success Rate
Onsite Data Recovery
Jim’s I.T provides onsite data recovery services and can recover data for both home and business users. Our data recovery technicians can be at your home or business within two hours and begin the data recovery process.
It’s important that you act now, to prevent any further data loss. If you suspect your computer has a failed hard drive, or has crashed, turn it off straight away and call us on 0800 454 654. The faster you phone us, the higher the chances of recovering your data.
If you hear any clicking or grinding noises, turn your computer off straight away. This means your hard drive has become damaged, and the longer you use the computer the higher the risk of the hard drive completely failing making data recovery more difficult.
Here are some of the most common types of data recovery services we provide:
- Hard drive data recovery
- SSD data recovery
- RAID data recovery
- Memory card data recovery
- Server data recovery
- Mobile phone data recovery
- USB data recovery
- SD card data recovery
- Tape drive data recovery
- NAS data recovery
If you require data recovery services that are not listed above, please call our data recovery specialists on 0800 454 654 as they will still be able to assist, as they perform over 1,000 hard drive data recoveries per year, and have seen every type of scenario and situation.
Data recovery can be a very stressful and emotional process, so we recommend only dealing with a reputable data recovery company like Jim’s I.T.
Urgent Data Recovery
At Jim’s I.T we understand how urgent your situation is and will work to get your data back as fast as possible. If your computer or hard drive has crashed, turn off your computer ASAP to maximise the chances of successfully recovering your data.
Here are the most common types of computers, hard drives and storage devices we can recover data from:
- Hard drives
- SSD drives
- PCs
- Laptops
- Desktops
- Apple Macs
- Smart Phones
- Tablets
- Surface Pro
- USB drives
- Memory cards
- Floppy disks
- Backup tapes
- RAID servers
- Email files
- NAS units
Signs of a Faulty Hard Drive
Hard drives can die unexpectedly or can start to wear out and fail over time. It’s important to understand the early signs of a faulty hard drive, as it makes data recovery much easier. Once a hard drive has fully died and becomes unusable, more work is required to recover the data off the drive.
The most common sign of a faulty hard drive, both in PC and Mac computers, is long boot up times, programs taking a long time to load, and the computer taking 2-3 minutes to open files. This is the first warning sign the hard drive is failing. We recommend doing a full backup of your files at this stage.
If you continue to use the computer, the internal mechanical hard drive will eventually fail, and the computer will not boot up properly, and you won’t be able to access your files.
Here are the most common signs that your computer hard drive has started to fail, or has failed:
- Very slow computer
- Long boot up times
- Mac spinning wheel
- Strange ticking noise
- Strange buzzing noise
- HD not detected
- Files won’t open
- Blue screen errors
- Files are missing
- Photos are corrupt
Our 5-Step Data Recovery Process
Data recovery is a very specialised service, and we don’t recommend you try to do it yourself, as you can damage your hard drive and make recovery impossible. If you have experienced data loss, please turn off your computer, or disconnect the affected hard drive and call us on 0800 454 654. If you continue to use the computer, you will make the issue worse, and a recovery will ultimately be more expensive.
Jim’s I.T provides a comprehensive 5-step data recovery process which allows us to have the highest recovery rate in the industry.
- Free Advice – A Jim’s I.T data recovery technician will speak to you over the phone and get all the background.
- Initial Assessment – One of our data recovery technicians will inspect your hard drive.
- File List – We will provide you with a file list of all the files that are recoverable on the drive.
- Quote – We will provide you with a professional quote and time estimate of the data recovery.
- Recovery – We will then securely recover all your data.
Here are the most common brands of hard drives we can recover data from:
- Fujitsu
- Hitachi
- IBM
- LaCie
- Maxtor
- Samsung
- Seagate
- Sony
- Toshiba
- WD
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Jim’s Work Guarantee
Why Choose Jim’s I.T ?
Attempting to resolve IT issues yourself can sometimes lead to further complications, data loss, or unnecessary downtime. Computers, networks, and other technology require the right knowledge and tools to diagnose and resolve problems effectively.
Jim’s I.T technicians are experienced in a wide range of IT services, including computer repairs, troubleshooting, software support, network setup, and general technical assistance. With over 15 years of experience, we provide reliable, professional IT solutions for homes and businesses, backed by our No-Fix, No-Fee Guarantee, with convenient service available across New Zealand.
Fixed Pricing
All quotes are free and fixed prices. We may charge to inspect the problem so we can quote accurately.
Same Day Service
You can request on-site same-day service before 10 am. We’ll have a technician at your door that very same day!
No Fix No Fee
If we can’t fix the problem or offer you a solution then there’s nothing to pay*.
Note : *Some issues/problems require a paid inspection/diagnostic fee to determine if the device can be repaired.