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About · Easy Data Recovery

Recovering data since 2002.

Our data recovery services were first introduced in 2002. Since then Manchester Data Recovery have completed thousands of successful recoveries as well as working with home users, organisations, and businesses. Our highly experienced engineers bring back lost files from corrupted or damaged media using the latest data recovery equipment available, quickly, and for a fixed price.

Established 2002
In-house, never outsourced
90% referral rate
// by the numbers

Two decades of recovered data.

We've processed thousands of jobs for customers of all sizes from start to finish, all by our own engineers.

2 decades
Recovering data
90%
Customer referrals
~2 days
Average recovery
100%
UK-based, in-house
// who we are

Two decades of other people’s worst days.

Easy Data Recovery Ltd — company number NI625698, ICO registration ZC173784, trading since 2002.

No one ever contacts a data recovery service on a good day. When you contact us, something bad has happened and you need those photos/dissertation/invoices back. We provide honest conversations when things go wrong while completing the technical tasks efficiently.

That is why the pages on this website are so candid as to what can't be accomplished with a device or file. Encryption without a key, a soldered Mac on a dead PCB, files TRIM'd from an operational SSD, all current versions of ransomware — all truly closed cases, and all things a customer should know on their own terms by day one at no cost instead of in week three at an additional charge.

// how we work

Four habits that decide the outcome.

More practices than policies — these are the four practices that will determine if a recovery is successful or unsuccessful.

01

Read-only, always

Each device is cloned prior to any other work being attempted, and all reconstruction is performed using the clone. We can do nothing to limit how much data can be recovered.

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02

One price, agreed first

Fixed in writing after a complimentary 48-hour diagnostic; it does not change thereafter. It is based upon a fixed amount; there is never a percentage of anything, and there is never a fee for the diagnostic regardless of which direction the work goes.

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In-house, start to finish

Jobs are not subcontracted and no data leaves the UK. Jobs for businesses have one named contact who handles the job – from diagnosis to completion.

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Say no when the answer is no

Encryption without keys; TRIM'd SSD deletions; modern ransomware; soldered Macs on a dead board. We identify all these for free while diagnosing instead of waiting until you get your bill.

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// how to judge a quote

Four questions worth asking anyone.

Including us. They differentiate firms rapidly and none of them are technical.

“Is the diagnostic free, and is the quote fixed?” If a quote can increase once your hard drive has been opened then that was never a quote. Our quotes will be the same number as we agree upon prior to beginning our work with you and they will remain that way.

“Do you charge a percentage of anything?” Percentage-based pricing creates an incentive for a recovery company to have you believe that there are ways in which you will be able to recover your data; and it creates an interest in how much money your data may ultimately be worth. We do not use percentage pricing. Our fees are fixed, and we have no stake in anything recovered from your media.

“What can’t you recover?” This is probably the most valuable of all four. If someone can't tell you this, they are either new to data recovery, or simply unwilling to admit something. Our answer is also on nearly every page of this website.

“Who actually does the work?” Some UK data recovery companies outsource their work to other firms. That means additional individuals will touch your data, as well as multiple transports of your media, each with its own risk of loss/damage. All of our work is done in house. Your data never leaves the UK.

// where we are

Oxford Street, in the city centre.

Drop off or insured post, with free return delivery either way.

Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN — a short walk from Oxford Road Station and easily accessible on foot from Piccadilly Train Station. We are located inside the M60 motorway for easy access to all other areas of Greater Manchester. Our working hours are Mon–Fri 09:00 – 17:30. For any further information or to speak directly to one of our team please call us on 0161 871 0788.

Our company covers all areas within Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of Derbyshire — see the full list at our locations page — and insured post works from all across the UK. All our recovery work is undertaken in house by our team of experienced engineers, ensuring that your sensitive data never leaves the United Kingdom during the entire recovery process.

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Let's get your files back.

To obtain an immediate online quotation, please use the link below. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss your requirements prior to obtaining a quotation then simply give us a call. In either case, a detailed quotation based upon a fixed price will reach you prior to commencement of any work being undertaken.

Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN · Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm · Nothing to pay on most jobs if it fails