Never EVER attempt to open a hard drive your-self!

by | 3 May , 2024

Happy FRIDAY!!We recently had a client bring in a portable Hard Disk drive with important information on it. he decided to “Watch a few YouTube Videos” and had a crack at opening the drive himself at home in his work-shop, subsequently rendering the drive...

How to recover data from a time machine backup

by | 22 Mar , 2024

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL!Losing important files can be a nightmare, but if you’ve been diligent about using Time Machine to back up your Mac, there’s a good chance that your lost data is not lost forever. Time Machine is a powerful tool that allows you to restore...

BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP!!!

by | 8 Mar , 2024

Happy FRIDAY!A client presented us with an assortment of drives that had all failed, and had been sitting in a drawer for years. he now found himself needing several important documents and was unsure which drive they were on. We managed to recover all the data from...

Broken USB Thumb-Drive?

by | 23 Feb , 2024

Hi All – HAPPY Friday!We see these types of job quite often here at 555 Data Recovery. It’s a common issue normally caused by a pet or child running past a laptop with the drive plugged in. Can you get the data off these? – YES we can. It’s a...