USB Stick Data Recovery
Here at Elite Data Recovery we work on a single fixed fee for recovering data from any USB stick that can be used with our recovery equipment.
- Media that asks to be formatted when connected to a PC.
- Damage to file systems.
- Accidentally deleted / formatted media.
What is a USB Stick?
- A USB Stick, also known as a Flash Drive, is a small device for easily storing your files in a portable fashion.
- Most USB sticks are roughly the size of your thumb (another name for them is actually ‘Thumb Drive’ for this reason).
- Generally they will have a concealed USB end, either with a lid, a swivel cover, or it retracts into its own casing. This protects the part of the device you will plug into your PC or laptop.
- We have a guide on how to further protect your USB stick that goes beyond keeping the USB end covered.
How long will the recovery process take?
Most recoveries we carry out here take between 3 and 5 days to complete from diagnostics to sending your recovered data back out to you. The time it takes to recover your data is mainly down to the following variables:
- The size of the data being recovered.
- 10GB of data will recover much more quickly than 10TB
- The current condition of the drive.
- A mildly damaged drive will be read easier by our equipment
- The time it takes to diagnose the problem with drive.
- Some drives will need to pass through a series of tests before we are confident in the recovery method to use
- The time it takes us to get the go ahead after we have done the initial diagnostics
- We will give the results of our findings to you, and only continue if you are happy.
- The age of the damaged media
- Drives near the end of their life will have a harder time of being read by any equipment
- The type of the damaged media, SATA/IDE/NAS
- Each different type of media has a different read speed, so some will complete their recovery faster than others.
