Data recovery

[woodgnomeknowe]

Hi. Ive just been told by a local company that the Ext hard drive that is no longer being read will need to be sent to a data recovery company as it hss physically stopped working.
My question is, can anyone recommend a reliable company preferably in Scotland but anywhere in the UK?
I was advised to send it to Ontrack in London but i notice their accounts are overdue so from experience, that is normally a red flag and obviously i cant afford to chance losing the drive if something goes wrong with them.
Thanks folks

 

[Glanza]

We've used drive savers in the past, free collection / inspection / price for work. If you don't want it doing they send it back FOC.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Scotland is a bit vague
I would prefer a place where you can go
In person rather than posting my drive
And of course no fee upfront
Theres one in dumbarton road yoker called pits
Though you could be absolutely nowhere near there

 

[Cyber-Mav]

What iv noticed is a lot of companies change to "take a look" and and just tell you it can't be recovered and to pay their fee for looking at it and pay delivery for the drive back or they can dispose of it.
I suspect they don't even look at the drive and make easy money.
Only company I trust is ontrack.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Yeah that's a possibility

Partly why I would prefer somewhere
You can go In person To actually see physical premises
Definitely need to do your due diligence
before hand especially if posting it

Plus if something is absolutely critical data
Theres always a risk it might go missing
In transit
May not happen often but it does happen
My last mm purchase disappeared in the royal mail void
Never to be seen again

The op never actually mentioned what
Local company they used
What level of expertise they had
The drive might actually be OK
Might be one you could shuck and connect to
Your pc etc