// sheffield & south yorkshire · est. data recovery lab

Data Recovery Sheffield

We see all kinds of failures, from dead hard drives and broken RAIDs to failed SSDs and memory cards full of photos that have vanished, and our engineers recover the data. We do a free diagnostic on every device, give you one fixed quote (no surprises), and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.

Free diagnostics Only pay if we recover your data, on most jobs Fixed quotes Post-in from anywhere
// the short version

Diagnosed free. Quoted fixed.

You can get a quote over the phone or online first. Then you can send your device to us for an engineer's assessment and receive one fixed price, and then the decision is yours.

2 daysfree diagnostic turnaround
20+ yrslab experience
Only payif we recover your data, on most jobs
UK-widetracked post-in service
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Never pay to find out. The diagnostic will always be free, and a fixed quote is issued before any work commences. See our data recovery prices page for further information.

// devices we recover

Every device. Every failure.

From a broken USB stick to a multi-drive enterprise array, click your device type for details, or ring and let us know what happened to your device.

Hard Drive →

Clicking, beeping, not spinning up, or simply not detected: every week we recover…

SSD →

Solid state drives (SSDs) fail in a completely different way to traditional hard…

NVMe →

In today's world, most modern laptops and PCs use NVMe as their fastest…

Memory Card →

There may be times when wedding photos disappear in the middle of a…

USB Stick / Flash Drive →

USB sticks hold dissertations, business accounts and years of family photos, and then…

Laptop →

The laptop won't switch on, it's stuck in a boot loop, it fell…

Desktop Computer →

Desktop computers (home towers, office workstations and all-in-ones): when your desktop will no…

Apple iMac →

A folder with a question mark, a blank white screen, or an iMac…

Apple MacBook →

MacBooks fail quietly: no noise, no warning, just a machine that won't charge…

External Drive →

The drive that held the backup is often the one that fails. External…

NAS External Drive →

It sat quietly in the background, but your NAS held all the important…

CCTV / DVR →

Footage of a break-in, an incident or an insurance dispute (or any other…

RAID Array →

Many times, an array has limped along until a second drive failed, a…

SAN →

When shared storage fails, everything relying upon that storage fails with it. We…

Ransomware →

Every folder now has a ransom demand in it, all your documents have…

BitLocker Drives →

A blue screen asking you to enter a 48-digit key you've never seen…

Forensic Recovery →

An employee leaves, a laptop comes back suspiciously empty, and the business needs…

// how it works

Four steps to your data back

step 01

Get in touch

Call 0800 689 0668, or use the free online diagnostic if you prefer, to tell us what happened.

step 02

Post your device

Send it tracked and insured to our Yorkshire receiving location, or drop it in at the Leeds lab's reception, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed.

step 03

Free diagnosis

Within 2 working days of arrival we will give you a diagnostic report on the fault, what is recoverable and the fixed price.

step 04

Data returned

Once you approve the quote, your recovered files are returned on an encrypted drive.

// getting your device to us

Post your device to us — it's simple

Our customers get a quote first, before sending their media to us, either by telephone on 0800 689 0668 or by completing our free online diagnostic. Once a customer has their quote, they post their media to us, tracked and insured.

Sending a drive from a computer, laptop, MacBook, iMac, CCTV / DVR or server? Please remove the hard drive or SSD from your machine and send us just the drive; we do not offer an internal drive-removal service. If you have a server or RAID system, please send us every disk, each clearly labelled with its bay. We cannot recover data from storage that is soldered directly onto the motherboard (for example Apple Silicon Macs and some thin laptops), so we need removable drives to be sent to us. If you are unsure which kind you have, ring us first.

  • Bubble wrap the device or place it in a padded envelope. A single external drive should be posted to us whole, in its housing, along with its cable and power supply; for any other type of equipment there is no need to include cables.
  • Print, complete and enclose a copy of the booking-in & shipping form (PDF). Include your name, contact telephone number and a brief explanation of what happened.
  • Use Royal Mail Special Delivery or your own tracked courier to insure your parcel when sending items to our laboratory.
  • Would you like to drop off the device yourself? Once you receive a quote from us, you can personally deliver the item to the Leeds lab's reception desk at the address shown, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed.
// send your device to your nearest location

Leeds Data Recovery

17th Floor, The Pinnacle
Albion Street
Leeds, LS1 5AA

↓ Print the booking-in & shipping form (PDF)

Please mark all parcels for the attention of Leeds Data Recovery and we will be in touch once we have carried out the diagnosis on your media.

Unsure about what to send? Call us first on 0800 689 0668 or complete our free online diagnostic.

// what customers say

Recovered for real people

★★★★★

"External drive with 12 years of family photos stopped being detected. Posted it Monday, had the diagnosis Wednesday, everything back the following week. Worth every penny."

Rachel T · Rotherham
★★★★★

"Our office NAS dropped two drives and the IT company said it was gone. These guys rebuilt the array and recovered the lot — invoices, CAD files, the works. Business saved."

Mark H · Sheffield S8
★★★★★

"Dissertation on a snapped USB stick two weeks before the deadline. They repaired the connector and emailed to say it was all there. Fast, honest and clearly explained."

Amy W · Doncaster
// frequently asked questions

Common questions

All jobs begin with a free diagnostic, which includes assessing the device, telling you exactly what we are able to recover and providing you with one fixed quote in writing before commencing any work. For a logical recovery (deleted, formatted or corrupted files) you only pay if we recover your data. When a drive with electronic, mechanical, physical, water or fire damage requires invasive repairs, 50% of the quote needs to be paid upfront for the parts and the lab time.
We provide a post-in service for the Sheffield area but do not operate a walk-in store. Please obtain a quote first, either by telephone on 0800 689 0668 or using our free online diagnostic, and then send the device to us by tracked and insured post, by your own courier, or hand-deliver it to the Leeds lab's reception desk in person, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed.
A tracked, insured delivery of your device from wherever you are in Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Chesterfield or elsewhere in South Yorkshire means that you don't need to search high and low for a local shop. Your device reaches our Yorkshire location the next morning, and the free diagnostic starts within two working days. For most failures, this is quicker and safer than driving a failing drive around town searching for data recovery near you.
Firstly, obtain a quote either over the telephone on 0800 689 0668 or by completing the free online diagnostic. Secondly, carefully wrap your device in bubble wrap and include a note with your name and phone number. Thirdly, send your device to our receiving laboratory using Royal Mail Special Delivery (or your own tracked courier) to: Leeds Data Recovery, 17th Floor, The Pinnacle, Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AA, clearly addressed for the attention of Leeds Data Recovery. Once your device is received, we shall contact you immediately.
The free diagnostic will normally be completed within two working days of receipt of your device. Most standard recoveries are then finished within a week of you confirming that you wish to proceed. However, in some circumstances, such as RAID systems or physical damage to the hardware, more time may be required. If you have an urgent business case, please let us know so that we can give it priority.
Yes, frequently: recovering data after another company has made an attempt is a regular part of our work. As long as you tell us what was done previously, we will plan the safest way to recover the rest. Again, there will be no charge for the diagnostic.
Absolutely. Devices are logged into a secure lab, your data is handled under GDPR by our engineers only, recovered files are sent back on an encrypted drive, and our working copies are wiped securely once you confirm everything is safely back.
// areas we serve

Local to South Yorkshire & beyond

We provide a post-in service covering Sheffield and the surrounding towns, from HDD recovery in Sheffield city centre to laptop recovery across South Yorkshire, and the rest of the UK through next-day tracked postal deliveries. Business down? Please refer to our guide to disaster recovery services in Sheffield.

Lost data? Let’s get it back.

Free diagnostic, fixed quote and, in most cases, you only pay if we recover your data. Start now or call the freephone.