How to get a free, no-obligation data recovery quote
‘How much does it cost to recover data?’ is one of the most
common questions Fields Data Recovery’s staff are asked. In fact, it’s likely
that each individual public-facing member of staff is asked it at least once
each day!
Sadly, this is a question that cannot be answered with any
reasonable degree of accuracy before an engineer has analysed the drive,
diagnosed it and determined both the problem and solution. A quote cannot be
provided before this for the same reason that a doctor cannot prescribe drugs
before examining a patient: a reasonable amount of information can be gleaned
remotely, but not enough to be certain of the cause of the failure or the best
means of recovering the data.
Because of this, Fields Data Recovery offers a completely
free diagnostic service that is without obligation. This means that you can find
out exactly how much it’ll cost you to get your data recovered and it’s
completely risk-free – if you don’t like the price, don’t pay it and we’ll
return your storage media to you directly.
If you’re wondering what factors will affect the overall
cost of retrieving your data, here are the three most influential factors in
determining this:
Spare parts
Mechanical failure is one of the main causes of data loss
and, under such circumstances, parts are certainly going to need to be
replaced.
Some parts are more expensive than others and, should spare
parts be required, the cost of the recovery will differ depending on what they
are and their individual cost.
Skillsets needed
Just as some parts are more expensive than others, some
skills demand a higher wage than others.
Replacing and repairing failed parts is a very different
skill to software engineering, for example, and as different specialities demand
different wages, this too will affect the price you’re quoted.
Time
When you boil it down, the amount of time a task will take
is nigh-on always what has the greatest effect on how much it costs. A task
that can be completed in minutes is certainly going to be cheaper than one that
takes days, for example.
So, as complicated recoveries take more time to complete,
they will incur a larger cost.
There are other factors that will alter the overall cost of
your quote but, generally, the overall amount of data that you need recovered
won’t have any effect on the price you’ll pay.