I has stuff on a hard drive that failed, i was wondering and hoping there are data clinics or any company that i can go to an recover the data in the state of Minnesota
Best reply by T:
I am quite sure that there are and I would Google HD recovery followed by your zip code to find such shops.
If your HD has physically failed, usually is making any clicking or jet engine type noise, It is usually not worth the cost to recover.
As a PC repair tech for over 13 years, I can tell you that the minimum cost of this type of HD recovery starts out at around $300.00 and can literally run into the $1000′s. This is because you have to buy an exact same type of HD and, in a clean room environment, the platters have to be removed from your HD and put into a new HD. If a platter is broken the cost will eaisly double or triple.
However, if your HD just no longer responds you can sometimes hook that drive up as a slave and copy the data from it. This costs considerably less but can still run into hundreds of dollars to have done.
This is why it is always a good idea to back up your data to an external source like a DVD or an external HD.
Good luck with your search and data recovery.
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Where are some hard drive recovery shops in MN?