If a drive fails in Banbury, you do not need to send it down to London or to one of the large faceless national chains. Oxford Data Recovery are located approximately 33 miles from Banbury along the M40 and we have been recovering data from servers, NAS boxes, camera cards, SSDs & hard drives within our own UK laboratory since 2002. Either drop it in to us as you pass through, or send it via post; either way there is no charge for the diagnostic, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
About 50 minutes and about 33 miles lie between our bench and Banbury (just drop it off at our bench, or send it to us by post).
Banbury is a north Oxfordshire market town with a population of approximately 54,000. It is a manufacturing centre, has many companies involved in motor sports, and is also known for its production of foods. The manufacturing, motor sport, and food-producing industries have developed along the M40. Collectively, these industries produce large amounts of data which could be very difficult to replace: customer files, financial records, etc., as well as years of other valuable information.
When a drive has failed, it usually still contains every single one of those bytes of data that were originally written there. Usually problems lie within the heads, the control board or the operating file system; none of these are issues of the data itself, simply how to get the data read back into an orderly fashion by professionals that do nothing but this daily. Oxford Science Park is approximately 33 miles away; therefore it would be relatively easy to call us and come here, or use the postal service and we will cover the return trip costs.
Data recovery service since 2002. We will provide a complimentary (no-charge) written diagnostic prior to commencing work. We agree upon an upfront fixed cost with you before starting. In most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
Probably not. Most drives labelled as “dead” have intact data. What typically occurs are failures either on the heads, circuit board, or file system. Once a qualified person reads this data cleanly from the device (first attempt), it can be recovered.
We are located in Oxford and approximately 33 miles from you. Since 2002 we’ve done exactly what you need to get your data recovered for residents in Banbury. Our location allows you to choose whether to stop at our unit on your way past Oxford or post it to us via a completely insured package. All jobs start with a free diagnostic, along with a fixed rate quote, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
The postcodes we see most often from here, along with all the surrounding villages and estates, which we cover just the same.
In addition to drives coming directly from Banbury (OX15 to OX17), drives will also come from many parts of the surrounding area including: Bodicote, Bloxham, Adderbury, Neithrop, Easington, Hanwell and Grimsbury. Regardless of whether you are based in the centre of Banbury or in a village outside of it, you can bring the drive to our Oxford unit or have it sent to us via trackable postal service. The free diagnostic and our terms are identical whichever method is used; in most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
An old market town with a knack for engineering, and lots of very important data stored on removable storage devices.
The area around Banbury (OX15 to OX17) is unique. It is home to companies involved in the design and manufacture of motor sports equipment including Prodrive, and the United Kingdom base of the Haas F1 team; also it includes a major coffee factory (Jacobs Douwe Egberts), as well as the traditional market and independent trade areas surrounding Banbury Cross. This can be reflected in the types of data recovery jobs we undertake, which include recovering from failed external drives and/or photo libraries representing a complete career portfolio for a professional, laptops used by students containing their dissertation/portfolio when they fail during the final stages of completion, etc., as well as those rare cases where an SSD fails just prior to a deadline.
Creative works are truly one-of-a-kind. That’s exactly why our read-only process is essential (we take an image of your hard drive first and never work on your original). Banbury is approximately 33 miles north along the M40. Therefore, you can either drop off your unit or send it via tracked postal service. The diagnostic is always complimentary while quotes are set prior to beginning work. In addition, in most cases you only pay if we recover your data. If a hard drive is clicking, or simply cannot turn on, cease usage immediately. Bring it to us; each time you power your drive on, you could jeopardise your data.
Many individuals in Banbury can simply drop off their devices as part of their daily commute; however, when this isn’t possible, the process for sending a device to us by post is just as simple.
You can ring or text us about your problem with the device and we will provide an approximate cost right then and there, before you drop off or post anything.
Then you can choose to come by our Oxford unit during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm) and bring us the device (for laptops, NAS and servers, just the drive), or you can post it to us, insured.
We will inspect the damaged hard drive (usually within 48 hours), and send you a fixed written quote of what it would cost to recover your files prior to doing anything.
We will then perform the data recovery, compare the recovered files to a list of your files, and allow you to retrieve them from us directly or have us return them on fresh media.
You can bring it straight to us if you want to avoid using the postal service, and urgent cases can usually go direct to the front of the queue. If your case is urgent, tell us that when you call.
For an overview of the items we commonly service for Banbury, click on any item below to see further details.
We will perform a free diagnosis of your device upon receipt, and ask some questions as to what may have occurred, after which one of our engineers will then provide you with an exact written quotation prior to performing any work.
Before dropping off or posting your device please request a quotation either by telephone or using our quotation form. The first step to recover your data is to get the device to us. Please ensure that you pack the device securely, include your contact information and then forward it to us. Once we have completed the free diagnostic of your device we will provide you with your exact price in writing prior to commencing any further work.
Posting it? We would suggest using a tracked and insured delivery method. Want to drop it off? That’s okay too. Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5:30pm is good; no appointment necessary: simply prepare the item as described above.
If you want a few more details first, fill out this form and let an engineer go through it and send you back a custom quote.
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We are located in Oxford (approximately 33 miles/50 minutes via the M40 motorway from Banbury); we have been serving the residents of Banbury from here since 2002. Visit us Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm. Alternatively, send us your device fully insured.
Your choice. For those residing within driving distance of Banbury, many choose to drop off their drives as they pass through Oxford; for laptops, NAS units, and/or servers, please bring the hard drive alone, labelled. If you’d rather not travel to our location, you may ship us your hard drives fully-insured and trackable. Both methods begin with a complimentary diagnostic test and a firm price quote.
Any storage device (whether that’s your laptop, server, NAS unit, database, RAID array, or anything in-between), including: formatted SD cards/USB sticks; drives that have been dropped; failing RAID arrays; data encrypted by ransomware… All of these are worth a free look.
All of Banbury and the areas surrounding it, including Bodicote, Bloxham, Adderbury, Neithrop, Easington, Hanwell and Grimsbury. Regardless of where you reside, our service and prices remain constant.
Most recoveries are completed inside three to four working days. The free diagnostic will be conducted on most occasions within 48 hours. As an estimate, a memory card or USB stick would start at £250 + VAT. Any single hard drive or SSD can be recovered starting at £300 + VAT. A RAID, NAS or server recovery can start at £500 + VAT; all prices are provided in writing first. In most cases you only pay if we recover your data.
For absolutely no cost to you, we can provide a full assessment of what has gone wrong with your system. We have been providing this service for over two decades, just 33 miles away in Oxford, and in most cases you only pay if we recover your data. Call into Oxford, or send it to us fully insured.