Lacie Rugged External Thunderbolt / USB-Type C. Was connected to laptop via USB Type C and worked ok, no drops or accidental removal of cable, and then after copy-paste operation from one folder to another folder with file replacement just returned an error message “The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error”. Disk was still responsible, although became very slow in depicting folder content. I have disconnected and connected again with the same error message, yet was correctly returning its name Lacie and size. Suddenly I have activated Windows Built-In diagnosis (without fix option) and then cancelled it due to long running time with no progress. The laptop also got frozen, so had to hot reboot, after that disk appears without Lacie name and does not anymore show its content and gets frozen, nor Properties display its size. Also repeating clicking sounds all the time now.

The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error
I had 4 1TB (Seagate Barracuda?) disks in a Buffalo Linkstation NAS device. It was in a RAID config that allowed one disk to fail. Unfortunately 2 disks failed the same evening & I have not been able to access it since. The faults to each disk are different, as I think one is not even spinning. I have attempted to run spinrite on them, and neither could be repaired, the one could not even be read. I do not even know what is on this as it was over a year ago since the fault. I am only after photo’s as I have been unable to locate some so assume my backup was on this.

I have an external hard drive ‘WD Elements’, that has stopped registering when I plug it into my Mac.
• it takes a while but it eventually shows up in disk utility – however I can’t access anything from there and it doesn’t always eject from there.
• I was 99% sure that the hard-drive was formatted to be used on an Apple Mac, however in disk utility the option to ‘Mount’ comes up – after some research this allows it to be readable on Mac ? Which makes me think maybe it isn’t formatted for Mac… Can you clarify this? I haven’t clicked mount incase it deleted everything on there.
I did take it to an Electronics shop, who said they think the actual disk inside is starting to breakdown as it’s spinning but ‘jumping’ or ‘stoping’ kind of thing (hope that makes some sense).
I contacted another electronic technician who feel’s it’s a specialist job.
I have been able to use the hard drive and upload loads of photos onto it in the past and don’t want to have already ruined them by plugging it into my computer and not ejecting it properly because even on disk utility I clicked eject and it didn’t always do it.. and don’t want them to be lost if the hard drive is completely broken, which I know can happen.

Data Recovery in Northampton
Seagate 3TB Drive runs and then stops – some slight clicking noise. Visible in device manager and disk management but latter only highlights 3.8 gb and say initialise. Not showing in explorer.

External USB HD which contains word, excel, visio, jpegs and avi files is failing to read any data so i cant see or open anything. It has alot of baby photos of my son on as well as all my archived work portfolio which isnt backed up to anything else. Id like to see if you can recover all of these please in Northampton?
Not fussed on the films that are on there but i know theres work files and a folder i would like to save.

I spoke to someone on the phone a couple of weeks ago about a hard drive recovery but didn’t have the hard drive in my possession at the time.
The hard drive (according to another examination/quote I’ve received) is a mechanical failure – seriously degraded head nodes and needs a transplant with donor drive.
The drive is a 500GB Toshiba HDD (can provide serial no. etc if needed) from a 2011 MacBook Pro so OS is Mac OS X (~ OS X Mavericks, the HDD hasn’t been used in over 5 years). I’m looking for a data recovery service in Northampton.

I received a quote on the phone for if the above info re: mechanical failure is correct, please could I confirm what the amount would be including VAT?
I’d also like to confirm if it would be possible for you to order a specific HDD (e.g. from Amazon) for me to put the data onto and add the cost of this on to the invoice?

iPhone recovery in Northampton
iPhone 6 stuck on start screen with Apple logo. All conventional recovery techniques have failed. I suspect either motherboard failure or software glitch. I would like to pay someone simply for data recovery – no need to completely restore the phone, only enough for data recovery to work (this one has been repaired numerous times and after 5 years I’m happy for it to go to heaven). As flash drive and motherboard are welded onto another, I honestly can’t be bothered to do this myself. I live in Kettering but and happy to drive to Northampton if it helps. Please could you provide information as to how long it would take and how much it will cost? Happy to wait a bit longer if that makes it cheaper.

Hard drive is almost dead and has suffered mechanical failure. It opens but soon disconnects, is slow, makes a noise and I am unable to transfer my files over to my laptop. I need to know if you are able to recover all files (not just a few) before it completely dies as some of my pictures are on there that I don’t have a backup for. Also it is still under warranty until Mid november so ideally need it done asap before that so I can then return it to get a new one. But I won’t send it back with my files still on it. Do you provide a data recovery service that rescues files from a WD drive that disconnects?

WD My Passport external hard drive – this has stopped working in that when I plug it into my laptop it doesn’t let me look at anything saved on the drive- it just disconnects and doesn’t even show the folders or that there is anything on it. I would hugely appreciate some help with this but don’t have a car. I see that you do collection from some areas – I live in Chorlton in South Manchester, do you collect from here?

Troubleshoot disconnecting hard drives
Hard drives that disconnect intermittently usually have some sort of internal problem. It is not a software or filesystem issue.
First of all, change the data cable and see if that makes a difference. If your drive has a separate power connector you might want to check that too for the sake completeness but be careful not to use an power adapter that has different voltage settings or you’ll blow the hard drive electronics.
A disconnecting hard drive may also have a firmware problem. Firmware is the programming that runs the hard drive and this can sometimes become corrupted. Reprogramming the firmware will usually work but this is not something you can do yourself, neither can the likes of PC World, you will need to get this done by a professional data recovery company. See my earlier blog post https://harddriveman.com/2020/09/10/phone-data-recovery-in-leicester/

Seagate hard drive not mounting

My old Seagate 1TB external hard drive has stopped mounting to the OS.
Connecting to my Mac, the drive spins up, beeps loudly for 30-60 seconds, then powers down. Prior to this, it used to mount to the OS, but with a slow copy speed – presuming a power issue. It hasn’t been used for quite some time, so it might also be that.
What do you estimate recovery cost would be for a drive of this condition and capacity?

Seagate GoFlex NAS external hard drive has started beeping and the data on it is no longer visible from my Mac. Is this something you can help with and what is likely cost? I have a Seagate external drive and I dropped it, it’s flashing it’s blue light, making a bleeping sound every second. It’s a work hard drive and is in Bury, Manchester. Looking to get the files off it it, it’s 2tb but imagine the data is around 1tb. I can send another HD with it to put the data on if that would save costs.

A 4T external (Seagate Passport) USB disk has failed. It wasn’t dropped. No weird noises or anything, motor still operates, but disk is not accessible under either Windows (disk never shows up) or Linux Mint (disk does show up, but no files visible).
Failure occurred while copying 500G across (under Windows) from another disk.
Please let me know how to get it to you. I used to drop defective disks off in Glasgow, but I think I am now forced to use the post as Glasgow’s not handy anymore.

Xiaomi recover data

Hello, my phone xiaomi mi a3 is broken. It!s still turning off and on constantly. I was already in different service but they told me if they will fix it my data gonna be gone.
So I would like to know if it is possible to recover my data. I live in Manchester

USB stick not recognised

The PC does not recognise the USB stick, so I cannot have access to the USB files. The USB itself is intact. I tried it on different PCs, but I still could not have access to the files. It makes the characteristic sound when you fit the USB into the PC, but, nothing after that. Is there a way to retrieve the files from the USB? I would appreciate your help.

The following are enquiries for recovering the files from hard drives that are not working properly anymore. Thanks to Datlabs Data Recovery for the enquiries.

I have a Seagate Backup Plus 5 TB external Hardrive that stopped working, making a clicking /buzzing sound. The data on it isn’t critical but I would like toe recovery it if it’s not too expensive.

We have been having problems with my laptop over heating. Recently my husband attempted to burn a disc unsuccessfully. The computer simply shut down and down we are not able to boot up. My IT colleague at work took a look at it, and he thinks it sounds like the platters are stuck. How much would I be looking at to get my data recovered? It is just general personal files and photographs.

Needs quotation about data recovery from Laptop Hard drive.
My wife has some old files stored on an old hard drive, which she can no longer access. Is this the sort of thing you can retrieve and copy to a usb stick or similar?

I would like to know if possible to recover some deleted/lost videos between 2014 and 2017. The laptop is an old Toshiba model, purchased in 2012.

I have a 1TB Western Digital portable hard drive that’s not being recognized by my computer. I think it may be encrypted, not sure.

I have an old external HDD that a friend tried to fix.. I know‍ it had some photos that I would love back I know it would be a miracle bit could you please take a look. I know he opened it up.

Hard drive with minor scratch on one platter. Need any and all attempts to recover any information on the drive.

USB drive has been severely damaged. The internal motherboard is almost completely snapped.
Showing up but not letting me access any data

Wd green. 1tb. The head goes to the middle, judders, then goes back to the edge. This is essential I get this recovered. 😦
Hi I have a wd passport 500gb not working was making a clicking noise so I gave it to someone to fix but they said they couldn’t fix it was hoping you could maybe help me out ?

I dropped by external drive (Passport) and now I can’t access to the drive.

My partner has lost photos from a hard drive and a mobile phone. I need them back! I am a wedding photographer based in Ashby de la Zouch and Nuneaton. Is there anyway to recover these photographs?

When I plug in my portable hard drive it does not appear on my computer unless I go view it on device manager. In device manager it says Unknown and Not Initialised. Cannot initialise it either, as it says Fatal Hardware Error. Currently unable to retrieve data from it, as there’s no partitions allocated to it. May be caused from dropping it.

I have just had my daughter accidentally delete our icloud account of photographs and they are unrecoverable via apple. I previously had an htc which also held many of her early pictures and I am keen to recover the pics from there. The phone is dead and has a broken screen which means that the phone guy I took it to previously was unable to access the Sim to retreieve the pics. Would you be able to tackle this? I am a wedding photographer based in Nuneaton and Ashby de la Zouch.

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