I came to data recovery man with a 15+ year old external hard drive that had been sitting in a hot…read moreattic for years and had broken ports. I knew that somewhere there was a photo with me and Guillermo Ochoa and with it being the World Cup and his last game before retirement, I wanted to find it so bad! The device had all of my photos from my late teens and early 20's and I was worried they would not be salvageable. Wayne was so helpful and rushed the processing so I could get my photos on time. I was so happy that everything was recovered! I highly recommend them for data recovery services Here's the photo with Guillermo Ochoa from 2008!

Honest and accomadating. Quick to pick up calls, he stayed later than closing to help me out, and…read moredid not need to do the whole data recovery process to fix my hard drive, which usually costs 375, so he told me to just name a price. I gave him 150 and he only took a 100. Quick service, from when I called to when I got it fixed, he got it done in less than an hour. Thanks Wayne!

Highly recommended. Crashed an internal hard drive that had significant data on it that I had,…read moreirresponsibly, not backed up to any other sources. The damage I did to the drive required Five Star's clean-room service, and they quoted a flat rate to me in advance. The effort of recovering the data ended up being very challenging and took longer than any of us expected, but at the end Five Star was able to recover over 99% of the files--and I'm happy to say, the 1% of files were not important to me, so the 99% they recovered covered everything I needed. Despite that significant extra work, they invoiced me only for the original quoted amount. I'm happy with the results but also the professionalism. When I first reached out to Five Star, they got back to me at the start of the next business day and, after answering a few follow-up questions, I had a quote and scheduled to drop off my drive the same day. Vahan and Elen were particularly helpful and professional the entire way through. It was really a pleasure to work with them and I can't recommend Five Star enough!

I really enjoyed working with these guys. They were…read morecheerful and polite, and explained recovery processes and options clearly. The storefront is bright and clean and inspires confidence in their abilities. Wouldn't hesitate to use them again.

Would like to send a big Thank you to Alandata, Wayne & his team for an amazing work and knowledge…read moreto recover data from my broken iPhone. I was told by Apple Store and a Phone repair shop that my phone is dead and not accessible. I got lucky I found Wayne online and his shop, they were able to retrieve & recover what I was missing from my iPhone. You guys Rock !!!

Although I showed interest by asking questions regarding pricing plans to fix my external…read morehard-drive, I never followed through with the repairs. Alandata has provided straight answers with professionalism. Explained common process and protocol on getting your hard drive fixed. Also, the thing that stands out from any other repair spot. They have an address of location you can go to for evaluations. An actual Lab catered for specific hard-drive repairs. It is very difficult to trust a company with all your memories. You can use online mail services or go to other fake repair shops to entrust them to fix your priceless memories, risking damage or uncertainty of scheduled repair as well as not knowing where your devices current where abouts. Shopping around, I believe Alandata is a solid company that you can trust to fix your Hard-drive. I never went with them since I was able to repair my hard-drive myself. But if I had too, this would be my definite place to get my priceless memories fixed. Thank you Alandata for your feedback.

I had a great experience at this repair shop. My PC suddenly had an issue where one of the fans…read morestopped working, and I was worried it might be something serious. The staff was very professional and quickly diagnosed the problem. They explained everything clearly and didn't try to upsell unnecessary parts, which I really appreciated. The repair was fast, affordable, and my computer is now running perfectly again. Overall, honest service, fair pricing, and great communication. I would definitely come back again and highly recommend this place to anyone needing computer repair.

The boss is kind and precessional, fast repair and reasonable price. Excellent experience!read more

This is the absolute best place to go for help with a damaged drive, lost data, and majorly…read moreimportant help when you have a serious data recovery issue. I was hesitant at first because you want to make sure you are going to the best place and getting the best value. I found it here and then some. Data Retrieval in Temecula was able to save all of our files, photos, etc., we are talking years and years of work and memories that we had lost due to serious hard drive damage. It was literally a catastrophe until we found Tim and he saved the day! He is honest. Fair. and extremely talented and knowledgeable. Before this experience, I was very concerned that all was lost and I might lose more money on top of the data I had lost. It turned out that this was the best deal imaginable - the value he has restored to us is incredible and the price reasonable and fair. We were so happy with his service that we left him a huge tip on top of the fee for his work. He is 100% our first choice if I ever have another difficulty with my data storage.

Beware and run away from this fraud!…read more I called Tim and spoke to him about my hard drive issue. I had installed a backup software and it supposedly ran my hard drive so hard that it caused a malfunction. I told him that I took my drive to another local technician and that guy thought it was it a connection issue where it plugs in. But a day later, that guy said it was not and something that he couldn't work on. That's why I contacted Tim because he had better technology to work on newer drives. When I brought the drive in, he looked at and didn't see any visible issues with the physical aspects of the drive. He bragged and boasted about how he's gotten 99% of his customers data back. He talked about how he works with 2 types of people- those who want their data back and those who go through all lengths to make sure their data is lost. At the time of drop off, Tim said he was waiting for a new board to be delivered, that was OUT FOR DELIVERY at that specific time. He would know by the end of the day if he could get my data back, and to stop panicking... everything will be fine. A week went by without any communication so I called him for an update. He hadn't even started my job yet. He blamed it on slow delivery and "the war in Russia..." I called another week later and the new board finally arrived and that he would need a few days and my drive would be ready. Another week later and he said he had to send my drive to the FBI in West Virginia because his new board was not working. I didn't realize the FBI was 'for hire' on data retrieval. Funny, right? It was Friday and he said the drive would returned on Monday. And yet, still no update until another week later. My hard drive is all of sudden broken and none of their tools can help retrieve data. Tim says a "microscopic " scratch and break is why my data cannot be read. He sends me pictures of the broken piece. I can see it in the photo and he would have seen it when I dropped it off. So now he blames the original technician. My drive was NOT broken when I dropped it off but it was returned broken to me. Tim is full of fancy stories...retrieving data that has been smashed by hammers and run over on purpose by cars, thrown in lakes and dropped down 15 stories! He works for the "FBI" and can get any info. Yet...this tiny little scratch is preventing him from getting my data. I think his stories are fake! I don't think he even attempted to get my data. Tim kept saying to me "it's gonna cost some money..." I make tons of money and was willing to invest whatever I needed to get my 2 years worth of data back. Maybe Tim thought I couldn't afford it or maybe he just likes to tell stories. He made matters worse. He is not a professional. He just a guy that copies data and actually lives inside his office with his mattress and curtains. Thursday, March 31- First attempt to pick up my drive and he's not there. I call and he answers in a perky tone, then when I say my name, he's all of sudden changed his tone and he's sick. But he'll be in tomorrow Friday. Wednesday, April 6- second attempt to pick up my hard drive. I call and ask if he will be there and he promptly says YES! Then asks "who is this?" And soon as I told him who I was, he said "I won't be in until much later. I'm still fighting a cold. Like 330pm." I guess that's when the cold is scheduled to end. He said he's going to send me the drive with a tracking number. But given his history of poor communication, I didn't trust him. So we drove over anyways and I had my husband go knock on his door. And guess who's there? Yep, that's right...Tim answered the door for my husband and my hard drive was sitting on the desk. I should have listened to the other reviews. Let's face it...not everyone has great reviews when it comes to data retrieval. I took the one with less risk and as it turns out, these issues with Tim are way more common. I messaged other people who got the same service from Tim and they all said the same thing...delivery, wars, FBI, and a little scratch all got in the way.

good job, Daneil is the best. I got what I wanted. price reasonable…read more Good customer service, time was fast, I really recommend Tia guys.

Daniel was extremely helpful in the data recovery process of my failing WDCloud drive. He went…read moreabove and beyond in helping me get my system back up and running again. I highly recommend ASAP to help with your drive issues.

Very knowledgeable, knew what hes doing and what hes talking about. Took his time to make sure it…read morewas right. Yeah a few small files didn't make it but all in all worth it.

An external hard drive stopped working. It contained lots of old family videos and other stuff that…read morewas really important to my family. Robert at LowCostRecovery was able to repair the drive and recover 100% of my files - it only took about a week. He asked for no money up front and would only charge me if I accepted his results. It ended up costing less than a third of what a big box store (that will remain unnamed) wanted to charge me. Those, uh, "geeks" wanted $1750 up front to attempt recovery. If they were "successful", which they defined as any number of files restored (even just one), I could accept it for the $1750, or decline it, in which case they would still keep $1300. So potentially just a few files for $1750, or nothing for $1300. I'm not a business, it's just family stuff and couldn't justify that cost. So happy I found Robert. My family thanks you for saving our precious memories.

I needed a very dirty desktop to be cleaned. I called around locally and was told minimum charge…read morewould be $65.00 to $85.00. This is something I could have done myself but I wasn't real comfortable rummaging around inside my beloved computer. Called PC House and they were happy to do this small job for $25.00! PC House has been in business for years and Human Computer gets parts from them and Best Buy uses these guys. PC House cares about their customer base. Everybody else just wants your cash. They are screwing the competition, gotta love that!

WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TOU. The experience was…read moreexhausting and frustrating I'm busy at the moment caring for my mom who just had surgery so... We call and explain the problem with the laptop to the owner, Gilbert. He meets us at the shop, takes the laptop but doesn't pop off the back off for a 10-sec look. He hands my son a form to fill out saying that it would be $65. Luckily we pressed him on what we got for $65. FOR $65 he turns the laptop over pulls the back off (screws already removed BTW) looks at the port. Which needs to be soldered back on. IF we decide to have him do solder it back on, that will be at least $160. It is not a complicated task. I know, I have done it before. We walked away