If one of your drives fails in Lisburn then don't automatically assume you'll need to send it to some large national laboratory, or worse still take a ferry to mainland Britain. Instead, use Belfast Data Recovery: we've been based in Belfast for over two decades and we're situated near the end of the M1 motorway approximately eight miles from Lisburn. We recover data storage media (hard disk drives, solid state drives, memory cards, NAS units and servers) in house using a wide range of specialist equipment. Simply bring it into our Belfast office at your leisure, or post it to us. We also offer a complimentary written report detailing what's wrong with your drive before we even begin work on it. We normally only bill you if we are successful in recovering your lost files.
It takes approximately twenty minutes to travel from Lisburn to our Belfast office, which is about eight miles away. As such, simply posting your device(s) to us is an equally viable option as dropping them off in person.
Regardless of whether you live in the heart of the city or further afield (e.g. Hillsborough, Moira, Lagan Valley), you receive the exact same service: either drop it off at our office in Belfast on your way past, or post it to us fully insured.
Lisburn is among Northern Ireland's newest cities (it was given city status in 2002) and, as one of the fastest growing, has approximately 51,000 residents living along the River Lagan just south-west of Belfast. With a long history built on the linen industry at Hilden and Island Mill, it is currently a busy commuter city with Sprucefield's retail park, various established business and industrial estates, and many forms of manufacturing, professional firms and independent traders.
All of this represents a tremendous amount of irreplaceable data (e.g. tradesmen and small business owners who run their business from a single hard drive, families who have stored photos on an external hard drive for several years, and businesses located throughout the city's industrial estates using network attached storage devices (NAS) and servers). When such a storage unit fails, it can feel like a catastrophe.
Not usually. For most dead-looking drives that appear to contain no readable data, all bytes of original data remain intact; it is simply the electronic components, heads or file systems that have failed to read/write properly. All that is required is proper, successful access to that data, which can typically happen on the first try by someone who does this each day.
As a local firm based in Belfast, around 8 miles up the M1, we have recovered this exact type of data for customers in Lisburn for over two decades. Being nearby, you have options: either bring your device into our Belfast office when you're headed into the city, or send it to us by post, fully insured. All jobs begin with a complimentary diagnostic and a fixed quote, and in most cases you won't pay unless we successfully recover your data.
The growth of Lisburn from being a linen town to being a commuter city surrounded by industrial estates and business parks (and the nature of the problems you have there) explains why we get these kinds of cases. There are two types of user who need data recovery services: individuals (like those who have lost files off their home computer), and businesses (who may be using a NAS or servers). Most commonly we are called upon to help someone in the Lagan valley whose hard drive is clicking, an SSD which has vanished, or a laptop that won't start up at all. All devices are imaged prior to attempting recovery.
Lisburn is one of the nearest towns to where we work, a short run up the M1, so delivering a device by hand is relatively easy. Posting a device fully insured is equally simple. As part of every job, we provide a free diagnostic and a fixed written quote for recovery. In most cases, you will only be charged if your data has been recovered.
The four most common recoveries we receive from users in and around Lisburn:
It is easy enough to drop the drive in to us from Lisburn; however, sending it through the post is also easy if you would prefer to avoid travelling.
Just give us a phone call or message about the device and the problem that has occurred, and we'll tell you approximately how much it's going to cost right then and there, before you even bring it down to see us or ship it to us.
Drop your device (or just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers) into our Belfast location Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm (walk-ins welcome) or post your item to us fully insured at your convenience.
We will assess your device, most of the time within 48 hours, and issue a fixed written quote prior to performing any work.
Once your data is recovered, we compare it against a list of files; you may choose to pick up your data yourself or have it posted to you on brand new media.
Dropping off saves you the shipping hassle, as well; if you're in an emergency situation and need this job done quickly, please let us know when you contact us.
Take a look at the services we provide in Lisburn. Click on any of them for further information.
Here are some comments from the people who have used our services in and around Lisburn.
We only use real customer review quotes. This means we collect genuine quotes with names from our Lisburn customers and we'll put them up on this page as they arrive. Until then, please feel free to phone and discuss your problem with an engineer on 028 9002 0144.
Send or drop off your item for a free diagnostic check with a description of the issue. One of our engineers will review the item, then provide you a written quote prior to doing any repairs.
Prior to sending or dropping off your device for a diagnostic test (free), obtain a quotation from us via telephone or using the provided form. Step one: get the device to our Belfast bench. Carefully wrap the device and include your contact information inside the parcel. Then send it over. There is no charge for this diagnostic service. Once we receive it, you will be given a firm written price to confirm whether you wish to go ahead, before any work is done.
Sending it? The use of a tracked, insured delivery method would be recommended. Alternatively, dropping it off can also be done Monday to Friday, 9am–5:30pm; no prior booking required but do ensure that all items are packed accordingly.
Still waiting to send something? Please complete the form describing the failure/fault in your own words and one of our engineers will get back to you with a quotation based upon your individual circumstances.
We will get back to you soon. If it is urgent, call 028 9002 0144.
Our office is in Belfast; approximately 8 miles along the M1 motorway (around 20 minutes) from Lisburn. For over two decades we've been recovering lost data from Lisburn and Lagan Valley area customers from the same location. Customers can either drop their device off at our Belfast premises Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm or send it to us by post with full insurance.
Your choice! Many of our Lisburn customers are so near Belfast that many simply drop the drive off when travelling into Belfast. Please just bring the labelled drive (laptops, NAS & servers). Alternatively if you don't wish to travel, you can post your item to us fully insured and trackable. No matter how you choose to deliver your device, you will receive a complimentary diagnostic report and a fixed quotation before any work commences.
Anything that holds data: hard drives, SSDs, USB memory sticks (pen drives), camera cards, Macs, laptops, external hard drives, RAID arrays, NAS boxes, servers and databases. It does not matter whether the media has been formatted or whether it was damaged due to a simple accident, a failed array or a ransomware hit: every item that contains data is worthy of a free diagnostic.
This includes Lisburn, as well as surrounding areas such as Hilden, Lambeg, Hillsborough, Moira, Dromore, Dunmurry, Derriaghy, Glenavy, and Maze. As with every location we serve, the price we quote and the quality of service will be the same regardless of where you are located.
Most recoveries take 3 to 4 working days with the free diagnostic completed in most cases within 48 hours. A rough guide as follows; USB sticks/memory cards from £250 + VAT, hard drives/SSDs from £300 + VAT, RAID/NAS/servers from £500 + VAT, always with a fixed written quote first. And in most cases you only have to pay if we recover your data.
A free written diagnostic test is included in every case. In addition, in most cases you only have to pay us when we successfully recover your lost data. We have over two decades of expertise, based just eight miles from Lisburn city centre. Drop off your device at our Belfast office, or post it using full insurance.