Hard drive data recovery time frame really depends on a number of factors including the type of issue the hard drive has. If you do not see your issue below, please fell free to submit an enquiry.
BAD SECTORS:
Can be a few business days with drive with a lot of bad sectors and generally costs between $150-$375
BAD HEADS:
Replacement heads have a timeframe of few weeks to a month. This is due to the need to source the correct donor hard drive and costs between $1,051-$1,352+.
FIRMWARE CORRUPTION:
It’s possible for recovery with a few weeks but generally lead to a few months due to the need to source the correct donor hard drive. The costs for this starts at $375 but can be exceed $1,352+ if a donor hard drive is needed.
PLATTER DAMAGE:
Damage to the platters is never good news and is the most time consuming, you’d be in for a number of months wait and will cost $1,352+.
DONOR DRIVES:
Sourcing a compatible donor drive can cost anywhere between $400 to $600. Donor drive are not found in stores like Noel Leeming or Harvey Norman but are purchased from a data recovery donor hard drive company’s and are matched based on date code, size country of manufacturer and more. Timeframe can be anywhere between a few weeks to a month.
It’s important to note that platter damage can yield an unsuccessful hard drive data recovery procedure.
HDD RECOVERY TIME ON A WORKING HDD AVERAGING 90MBPS: 1-2 business days
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