Standard recovery
Deleted files, a corrupted partition table, or a drive that will not boot. The published price is £75. The home page lists the same job from £75.
COMPUTER REPAIR · HASTINGS & EAST SUSSEX
Data recovery in Hastings and surrounding areas
Deleted files, a laptop that will not boot, or a drive that clicks. RoamTech tries to get the files off before anyone talks about a new computer. Not every drive can be saved, and that is said before you pay for a recovery that will not work.
Standard from £75Severe £300–£400Open 7 days, 8am–8pm
What this covers
- Deleted files and corrupted partitions
- A laptop or desktop that will not boot
- A drive that is not seen by the computer
- A copy onto storage you can take away
What's included
What data recovery includes
Standard data recovery is published at £75. That is logical recovery: deleted files, a damaged partition, or a drive the computer will no longer start from. Severe recovery, when the drive itself is damaged, is published at £300–£400.
Severe recovery
A drive that clicks, is not detected, or has a failed board. The published range is £300–£400, done on the workshop bench. It is only started if there is a realistic chance of reading the disk.
Your files, not a repair
The aim is a copy of the files. Fixing the computer so it boots again is a separate job, priced before that work starts.
A copy you can keep
A copy onto USB storage is £35 on the price list, if you want the files on a drive you take with you.
Common problems
When people book this
The files were deleted
Emptied the recycle bin, or formatted the wrong disk. If the drive has not been written over, standard recovery is the place to start.
It will not boot
Windows or macOS will not start, but the files matter more than the system. The drive is read on another machine where that is possible.
The drive is not showing up
Nothing in File Explorer or Finder. That may still be a standard job, or it may be the severe one. The price is confirmed before either starts.
Clicking, scraping, or a burnt smell
That is physical damage. It is the £300–£400 severe recovery, and only if the drive can still be read. If it cannot, you are told before that work is billed.
How it works
From the first call to the finished job
- 1
Get in touch
Call, WhatsApp, or send the booking form. Say the make, the model, and what it is doing.
- 2
A price before work starts
The starting price on this page is the figure already published. The exact price is confirmed before anything is taken apart.
- 3
The visit or the bench
Straightforward jobs are done at your home. A screen, a swollen battery, or a drive that has to come out goes to the workshop.
- 4
The guarantee
If the fault cannot be fixed, you do not pay a labour charge. Completed work has a 90-day guarantee.
Price
From £75
Standard data recovery is £75. Severe data recovery, for a physically damaged drive, is £300–£400. Apple Mac adds £15 to the base rate. A USB copy of the recovered files is £35. None of those figures is a promise that every file will come back. The exact price is confirmed before work starts.
The full list is on the repair costs page. A starting price is not the final bill. The exact price is confirmed before any work starts.
Areas
Hastings and the surrounding towns
This is a visit at your home, or a workshop job when the machine needs the bench. The same person does the work in each of these towns.
Related repairs: Won't turn on · Overheating and deep clean · Virus removal · Wi-Fi diagnostic · Battery replacement · Screen replacement · Slow laptop and SSD upgrade
FAQ
Common questions
Which price applies, £75 or £300–£400?
£75 is standard recovery: deleted files, a damaged partition, or a drive that will not boot but can still be read. £300–£400 is severe recovery, when the drive itself is damaged. You are told which one it is before it starts.
Can every drive be recovered?
No. If the platters or the memory cannot be read, the files are gone. That is said before you are asked to pay for a recovery that will not work. If the fault cannot be fixed, you do not pay a labour charge.
Do you need the whole computer?
The drive is what matters. A laptop that will not turn on can still have a readable disk. Difficult jobs are done at the workshop, not on the kitchen table.
Where do you cover?
Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill, Eastbourne, Battle and Rye. Collection from home is the usual start. The recovery itself is often on the bench.
Book this repair
Use the booking form, or call 07735 964 779. Say what the machine is doing and which town you are in.
From £75.