Be warned the cost to recover your data can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. You usually can’t get an exact estimate until they have your drive and can assess the problem. — Photo by Barez Omer on Unsplash
This week I got an email from a reader who asks, “I have a stand-alone hard drive that cannot be accessed anymore. I've tried different laptops and different cables, but to no avail. The light is still on it (it is a Seagate Free Agent hard drive, probably 10 years old or so), but it no longer makes any noise. Of course, I have all my pictures and financials on there. I've identified some companies that are supposed to safely retrieve your information for you. However, I don't know who to trust with that job and I wouldn't want some company to steal my information and/or ultimately lose it all together."
Well, hard drives can just die, but I hope that’s not the case here.
