Cost of Data Recovery Prices 2020
Below is our typical data recovery pricing. Each case is different and an evaluation of the media must be performed to provide a quote. While we make every effort to keep the price as listed below, special conditions may arise.
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Hard Drive Thumb Drive / Flash Memory CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Floppy Disk, ZIP Disk, Legacy Media RAID Array SSD
$150 Discount If You're Not In a Rush!
If time is not a factor for your recovery, we offer this excellent discount service. It’s the same quality service, however, only worked on during our slow periods.
Discount only applies to single hard drive recoveries.
(please note, no ETA or guarantee of time frame will be provided)
Hard Drives (Hardware is Functional)
Prices are for Priority service of hard drives up to 2Tb in size. Please see the Extras Section for further details about emergency service and 3Tb+ drives.
Logical Recovery (Basic)
Not Related to Hardware Failure
$425
- Deleted Files, Deleted Folders, Lost Data
- Formatted Hard Drive w/o New Data Overwriting it
- HDD That Suddenly Fails to Mount For No Reason
- Filesystem or Partition Table Corruption
- Only $275 after discount
Logical Recovery (Moderate)
More Difficult Cases
$625
- Operating System Has Been Installed Over Previous Data
- File System is Severely Corrupted
- Encrypted FileSystems Which Are Corrupted
- Lost Partitions of Encrypted Volumes
- RAW Recovery of Custom File Types Not Supported by Commercial Software
- Only $475 after discount
Logical Recovery (Difficult)
Very Complex Cases
Custom
- Virtual Machine Data Recovery
- Unusual File Systems Such as UNIX, DVR/CCTV Proprietary Formats Etc.
- Fragmented File Recovery
- Very Complex Cases Requiring Large Amounts of Custom Programming or Scripting
- These Cases are Always Custom Quoted After Evaluation
Hard Drives (Hardware Failure)
Please note that the below prices are based on our Priority Service level. Emergency services will be quoted higher.
Hardware Tier 1
Covers 70% of All Cases
$600
- Hard Drives With Lots of Bad Sectors
- Hard Drives Requiring PCB Repair/Replacement
- Most Common Firmware Code Repair Cases
- Hard Drives With Stuck Read Write Heads That Can Be Freed w/o Being Ruined
- 70% of cases fall into this category
- Only $450 after discount
Hardware Tier 2
Data Recovery
$965 + Parts
- Hard Drives Needing Read/Write Heads Replaced With Good Recovery Odds
- Hard Drives Requiring Extensive Firmware Repair Work
- Hard Drives Requiring Other Internal Repairs or With Multiple Issues
- $815 + Parts after discount
- Includes Free External HDD for Return of Data
Hardware Tier 3
Data Recovery
$1,100 + Parts
- High-Density Drives (Especially Seagates) With Low Odds of Successful Recovery
- Model Specific Challenges Requiring Excessive Clean Room Work to Repair
- Time-Consuming Recovery Projects That Necessitate Constant Monitoring or Excessive Time to Clone/Image
- $950 + parts after discount
- Includes Free External HDD for Return of Data
Hardware Tier 4
Data Recovery
Quote
- Extremely Difficult Cases Requiring Custom Solutions
- SAS, SCSI or Fiber Channel Hard Drives Requiring Firmware Repair
- Cases Previously Deemed “Unrecoverable” or Sabotaged by Another Data Recovery Company
- This Tier is Rarely Ever Quoted
- Includes Free External HDD for Return of Data
Thumb Drive & Flash Memory Data Recovery
Prices are for devices with a capacity up to 32Gb. Larger devices may cost extra.
Logical Data Recovery
Software Level
$225
- Accidental Deletion or Format
- Filesystem Corruption Caused By Improper Eject
- Small Number of Bad Sectors Causing Malfunction
Chip On Recovery
Hardware Level
$350 - 450
- Drives which are unstable or have a lot of bad sectors
- Damaged PCB Board or USB Port Damaged However PCB Is Repairable So Memory Can Be Read VIA The Original Controller
Chip Off Recovery
Hardware Level
$500- 900
- Flash Memory or Thumb Drives Having Failed Control Chips or Severely Damaged PCB Necessitating Direct NAND Memory Reading
- Price Will Vary Depending on Capacity, Number of NAND Chips, and Nand/Controller Type
Monolith
All In One Chips
$900- 1600
- Thumb Drives Which Do Not Have a Green Printed Circuit Board But Consist Entirely of a Single Chip
- These Require Extensive Soldering and Circuit Analysis Under a Microscope
RAID Array Data Recovery
All RAID recovery projects are treated as priority projects by default. For even faster emergency service see the Extras Section
IDE or SATA HDDs
Price Per Drive
$325/drive
- Price is Calculated Based by Multiplying This Price with The Original Number of Drives Including Failed & Parity Drives
- Hot Spare Drives Are Not Counted Toward The Total Number
- If any drive necessary to rebuild the array requires Tier 2 or higher recovery, extra cost may apply
SCSI or SAS HDDs
Price Per Drive
$375/drive
- Price is Calculated Based by Multiplying This Price with The Original Number of Drives Including Failed & Parity Drives
- Hot Spare Drives Are Not Counted Toward The Total Number
- If any drive necessary to rebuild the array requires Tier 2 or higher recovery, extra cost may apply
RAID Extras
In Some Cases, Extras May Apply. Some Examples Include:
$Varies
- Advanced or Nested RAID Formats Such As RAID 6, 60, etc.
- Very Large Arrays (Over 8 drives)
- Proprietary RAID Types Such as Those Used in SAN Units
Optical Media
CDs, DVDs, BluRay, Etc.
CD, DVD, & Blu-Ray
Data Recovery
$199
- Accidental deletion or format of RW disks
- Disks with bad sectors or tracks
- Skipping disks
Floppy & Legacy Media
Prices are for no rush service. For priority/emergency service see the Extras Section
Copy Only
Functional Disks
$25/disk
- This Rate is Only to Copy Older Media Such as Floppy Disks, Zip Drives or Other Media Which is Functional But You Lack The Necessary Equipment
- Discounts May be Applied for More Than 10 Disks Being Copied at Once
Logical Recovery
Corrupted Disks
$135/disk
- Floppy, Zip or Other Diskette Type Media of Low Capacity Which Has Been Deleted, Formatted or Become Corrupted Somehow But is Otherwise Functional
- Media Having Three or Less Bad Sectors
Hardware Recovery
Failed Disks
$225/disk
- Disks Such as Floppies, Zip, Ect. Having a Large Number of Bad Sectors or Not Being Recognized By an Ordinary Drive
- In Some Rare Cases, a Higher Price May be Quoted
Extras & Add-Ons
Oversize Drives
Over 2Tb
$50/Tb over 2
- If your hard drive is larger than two Tb in size, you can add an additional $50 per Tb over 2 to the cost.
- This is to cover the additional equipment time required for imaging and analyzing these large drives and is applied to all tier levels equally.
Mac Formatted HDD
Extra for Apple HDDs
$85
- The average Mac has more than three times the number of files a comparable Windows computer has. This ties up our systems and causes delays necessitating the additional charge.
- Time Machine Backup recovery (if desired) will incur even more additional charges.
Emergency Service
Fastest Possible
$500+
- Emergency service means we will work through the night and over the weekend to get the project done as fast as humanly possible
- Price starts at $300 and is quoted based on estimate of overtime hours required to complete the project
- We can only provide a quote for Emergency Service after we evaluate your media
Return Media
External Hard Drive
Varies
- You are always free to provide your own return media such as an external hard drive or you can buy one from us at a fair market price
- For projects consisting of a very small amount of data, you can download free of charge over our secure server
- For current pricing, please call us at (401) 400-2425