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Where 10 years ago the high end of a physical recovery on a hard drive with a head failure may have been around $1,600 to $1,700…now we are seeing some companies quoting as high as $3,000+. As companies equip themselves with better technology and hard drives become more and more complex, it has caused the prices to go up. They haven’t really dipped much, and if anything, they’ve actually increased. Will Data Recovery Prices Come Down?ĭata recovery prices have been steady for over a decade now. It’s not necessary to call us to get prices on data recovery if you know the data isn’t something you really need. Does it really matter if you can just go buy another safe for $100? No, you want to get what’s locked inside. Imagine if you had a million dollars locked in a $100 safe. Only you can put a price or a value on the data that is lost.
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The value of the actual data is what you have to consider. Having a hard drive repaired is expensive, and you can get a new hard disk for around $100. Paying to recover data makes no sense if the data is worthless. Why Are Data Recovery Prices So High? I Can Buy A New Hard Drive For $100ĭata recovery prices have nothing to do with the cost of the hard drive being recovered. If you are dealing with physically failed drives and RAID arrays or encrypted hard drives, the price can go up considerably and you absolutely must use a fully qualified data recovery lab if you want to get your data back without taking the chance on making the situation worse. Also, just because a company may have hundreds of glowing reviews, doesn’t mean those reviews are real, so shop with caution. If it seems to good to be true it probably is. These are usually companies that charge additional fees, such as diagnostic or attempt fees on every case they get in, and if your data isn’t recoverable (which it likely won’t be) then they still pocket the upfront charge. Companies that quote you prices of $50, $99, $199 or $300 can be written off almost immediately. You can expect data recovery prices from any reputable company to start off around $500. Data recovery prices are heavily dependent on the type of media needing to be recovered, the file system it uses, whether or not there is any physical damage that needs to be repaired first and a host of other variables. It’s impossible to list out what each and every type of data recovery job will cost.