Data recovery and disk repair questions and discussions related to old-fashioned SATA, SAS, SCSI, IDE, MFM hard drives - any type of storage device that has moving parts
August 30th, 2013, 15:43
midooooos wrote:How can I make sure about the guys who might work on my Hard disk ? is there any way so i can make sure about there experience and tools .. etc ?
The short answer is no. There is no official accreditation scheme for the data recovery profession.
Anyone can claim to be a data recovery professional, and that's exactly what happens. You are right to be concerned.
If I were you, I would look for someone who has a publicly visible body of work, not just a fancy web site with a bunch of unverifiable claims and dubious testimonials. You say that you have a limited budget, so that does reduce your options somewhat. About the cheapest quote I've seen in the US is a fixed price of US$800 plus parts. Otherwise I have seen prices as low as US$300 just outside the Eurozone, just across the Mediterranean ditch. No doubt China would be in that ballpark, too.
Best of luck.
August 31st, 2013, 1:42
Look into Angel Data Recovery, Dubai. Check the pics on the website for some familiarity. Highly recommended.
September 2nd, 2013, 5:57
fzabkar wrote:midooooos wrote:How can I make sure about the guys who might work on my Hard disk ? is there any way so i can make sure about there experience and tools .. etc ?
The short answer is no. There is no official accreditation scheme for the data recovery profession.
Anyone can claim to be a data recovery professional, and that's exactly what happens. You are right to be concerned.
If I were you, I would look for someone who has a publicly visible body of work, not just a fancy web site with a bunch of unverifiable claims and dubious testimonials. You say that you have a limited budget, so that does reduce your options somewhat. About the cheapest quote I've seen in the US is a fixed price of US$800 plus parts. Otherwise I have seen prices as low as US$300 just outside the Eurozone, just across the Mediterranean ditch. No doubt China would be in that ballpark, too.
Best of luck.
Thank you, I'm still searching for the suitable engineer or agency.
labtech wrote:Look into Angel Data Recovery, Dubai. Check the pics on the website for some familiarity. Highly recommended.
I have send them a message already hahaha they are far expensive just as the states if not more.
midooooos wrote:also I wanted to ask about if I put the drive in anti-static case and left it in dry safe place how long should the data survive on the platter ? in another words is the data on the platter affected by the time factor ?
I know I'm asking a stupid question; but I just wanted to make sure that time factor will not affect the stored data on the platters.
thank you for your consultation and help, it is appreciated.
September 2nd, 2013, 19:00
data is safe.
September 2nd, 2013, 19:13
If the data is that important, see if can get several people to chip in toward the cost, or find some sort of company(ies) to sponsor the cost for something, whether advertising for them, a product or service, etc. Sometimes it is surprising what people may do.
September 2nd, 2013, 19:31
midooooos wrote:I just wanted to make sure that time factor will not affect the stored data on the platters.
I would place the drive in an antistatic bag, and add some packets of silica gel.
http://www.desiccantpacks.net/wp-conten ... ackets.jpgI also keep original shipping cartons such as those from Seagate. They have foam padding.
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