File Recovery
GEEK-AID® can help recover files, emails and images from all types and brands of computers, laptops, phones and data storage devices. Whether you are completing a work project, financial project or academic paper, a sudden or unexpected data loss can be inconvenient or even devastating. Data loss can cost you time and money and create frustration. Our technicians come to your location and utilize the latest tools, techniques and software to successfully and securely locate and restore your files from within your devices or from a synced cloud account. Quickly recovering your missing data keeps you connected and productive. Here are some common causes of data loss that we can help with:
- Accidental delete or overwrite
- Liquid and food spills
- Hard drive failure
- Computer crashes
- Loss and theft
- Physical damage
- Computer viruses, malware and hacking incidents
- Power failures or service interruptions
- Disasters (fires, floods, hurricanes, fire suppression chemicals)
- Storage device corruption
- Mechanical malfunction
- Human error
Recover Lost Data and More
Call us right away to increase the success of data restoration services. GEEK-AID® can provide immediate instruction to help preserve existing data and decrease the likelihood of further damage. Our fully mobilized and stocked technicians arrive at your home and diagnose the issue. In addition to recovering lost data, our technicians can provide forensic information, such as files and images that were recently deleted. Data may exist in more than one place on a computer, and our expert technicians can help recover your files from nearly any device that stores data, such as computers, mobile devices, USB drives and portable hard drives. We can help locate these data types and more:
- Emails
- Word and document files
- Excel and spreadsheet files
- Photos and videos
- PowerPoints
- Music files
- Deleted computer files
- Hard drive contents
- Phone voice and text messages
Data Backup and Data Protection Service
Leaving your data unprotected is risky. Having a backup plan in place can help you quickly restore important data and recover from any data-loss incident more rapidly and thoroughly. GEEK-AID® technicians can set up automated daily or weekly backups to safely store all your files in the cloud. Saved files are then accessible to you from any location. We can also show you other portable ways to back up and store data in an area separate from your computer. Our experts will also test your backup to be sure it is saving data correctly. Our data experts will help you back up and protect data that resides on these devices:
- Mobile devices
- Laptops and tablets
- External hard drives
- SD cards
- Hard drives
- USB drives
- RAIDs and servers
- DVRs
- Camera systems
Mobile Device and Phone Data Recovery Services
Due to their portable nature, smartphones, tablets and laptops are at the greatest risk of data loss from theft, misplacement or physical damage such as being dropped, submerged or crushed. GEEK-AID® can help locate data on existing phones, restore data from a cloud-synced account or load your data onto a new phone, laptop or mobile device.
Data Restoration
After any data files have been located, our technicians will reload them onto your device. GEEK-AID can provide you with strategies and tips to avoid future data-loss events. Sometimes finding data files is a simple process, and other times it can be more complicated or impossible. A hard drive must sometimes be removed and taken to a “clean room” facility to open and attempt recovery safely. We will always provide an estimated cost for this third-party service. After any data is recovered, we can reinstall a working or new hard drive for you.
Disaster Recovery Service
If the worst should happen and some or all of your devices are unusable or destroyed, GEEK-AID® can help you load accounts and programs onto all new devices. Our technicians can teach you how to access your data on a new device, and we will also educate you on the warning signs of computer hard drive failure issues such as:
- Unusual noises such as knocking, beeping, buzzing, clicking or whirring
- Visible damage from water, fire or falling
- File deletion or file overwrites
- The computer does not recognize media
- Slow operation or freezing
- Corrupt or missing file error messages
- Errors typical of virus or malware infection damage
- The computer or device feels excessively hot
- Issues booting up
Contact GEEK-AID at the first sign of data loss so we can help you prevent further loss and damage to data. Our expert IT technicians will help you recover as much data as possible and help you with strategies to avoid future data loss.