External Hard Drive Data Recovery

Since 2004, we have been recovering data from external hard drives of all manufacturers - nationwide and at a fixed price. You only pay if the data recovery is successful.

USB HDD Data Recovery for Deleted Data (Logical Damage)

When files have been accidentally deleted or external hard drives along with their partitions have been formatted, files overwritten, or intentionally destroyed or encrypted by viruses, these are logical defects. In these cases, data can often be recovered quickly and affordably. Learn more about recovering deleted files.

External Hard Drive Data Recovery for Physical Defects

Drops and falls often cause head crashes or other mechanical damage to portable hard drives. Power surges from defective power supplies can also lead to data crashes. Depending on the case, data recovery is more complex and only possible with a cleanroom laboratory. Read our tips for preventing data loss.

Quick Help for the Following Symptoms:

• USB hard drive clicking, rattling, making noises
• Hard drive squeals / beeps after plugging in the USB cable
• External HDD no longer recognized
• USB hard drive grinding
• External HDD won't start, won't spin up
• No access by computer, files cannot be opened

Pricing

• Standard External HDD Data Recovery: from 149 EUR for software defects. These are the lowest possible prices. Individual fixed prices based on a preliminary analysis of the hard drive are available on request.
• Express External Hard Drive Recovery: individual fixed price on request. Prices depend on the extent of damage and individual effort required. After a preliminary analysis, we will be happy to provide you with an individual fixed-price offer.

Data Recovery from External Hard Drives of All Models, File Systems, and Operating Systems

• Outdoor hard drives (shock-protected)
• 2.5-inch USB hard drives
• 3.5-inch hard drives with power supply
• USB2 / USB3 / USB-C HDDs
• Thunderbolt drives
• External Windows hard drives with NTFS file system
• Portable HDD with FAT32 file system
• EXT4 Linux hard drives (external)
• External HFS+ / APFS Apple hard drives
• Other portable specialized hard drives
• Data recovery from external SSDs

Data Recovery from External Hard Drives of All Manufacturers

• Western Digital, e.g. WD Elements, My Passport, My Passport (2024), My Book
• Seagate, e.g. Expansion Portable, Backup Plus, One Touch, One Touch SSD
• Toshiba, e.g. Canvio Basics Portable, Canvio Advance, Canvio Flex
• LaCie, e.g. Mobile Drive, Rugged Mini, Rugged SSD
• Intenso, e.g. Memory Case Portable
• Transcend, e.g. StoreJet
• Freecom, e.g. ToughDrive
• LenovoEMC, e.g. MicroMini
• Samsung, e.g. T7, T7 Shield, T9 Portable SSD
• SanDisk, e.g. Extreme Portable SSD, Extreme Pro Portable SSD