hi i have just had a real issue i was transferrring files to my wifes friend laptop when she knocked the drive of the table .
i believe it has now a bent spindle i have been told due to it running when it happened
the thing is the drive is unimportant to ne but the pictures of my young kids especially my baby daughters birth
what options do i have as its a personal drive and just a quick hunt around the web suguests hundreds of pounds which i just cant afford at the moment
the drive is a seagate barracudda 7200.10 750gbytes st3750640as

what do you want us to do?

A good reasonable quote for this recovery is £350 - £700. Put the disk away and start saving or apply for a credit card, you wont be able to recover it yourself.

Don't let anyone else have a look, also use a pro. Be careful when selecting a pro service, don't always go with the cheapest quote. Research the companies you plan to deal with.

This is the best advice I can give.

A 750Gb drive with a bent spindle is difficult to work on, even for pros.

Please do not attempt this yourself.

An average for this type of recovery from us would be around £495 + VAT, less 20% hddguru discount.

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hi guys thanks for the reply i wasnt going to attempt to do it my self i was more after recomendations
of where to take it
it think im going to have to do as advised and put it away untill i have some spare funds
thanks again

Glad to hear someone taking advice, rather than ignoring it

Wise chap!

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I think PCImage is one of the Pros in your area with a reasonable price!!!

Yeah, that is a VERY reasonable price.

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

Lool pcimage you are right.......