Data Recovery Labs in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Are you looking for methods to restore data in Royal Tunbridge Wells? Are you interested in prices for recovering a hard disk, memory card or USB flash drive? Did you unintentionally delete important documents from a USB flash drive, or was the data lost after disk formatting or reinstallation of Windows? Did a smartphone or tablet PC accidentally lose all data including personal photos, contacts and music after a failure or factory reset?
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Reviews about «MacMan»
I had a problem with my mobile. This and my previous experience with MacMan have been very positive. They are friendly helphful and offer a great and professional service. Would highly recommend.
2019.10.28 01:09
They've only gone and done it again! I asked them to repair the cracked screen of my iphone quickly as it's critical for my small business. When I got it back about three hours later, they had also fixed the audio problem that I hadn't even mentioned. I'm going to have to give them 5 stars again now.
2019.10.30 18:31
Very friendly and efficient service from these boys .. and Apple parts used for the repair. Good follow up service too.
2019.10.30 17:23
First time user and very impressed. The staff are friendly and helpful. Service was quick and the problem was fixed in a few days it was only a minor problem but my teenager appreciates the swiftness of getting his ipad back. The rates are very reasonable and they are now my go to for repairs. Keep up thegood work guys you are all awesome.
2019.10.01 14:22
I broke the screen on my phone and they mended it in the day. Sadly I guess they were busy because the lady said they would phone my husband when it was ready but they didn’t and by the time I phoned them it was too late for me to collect it that day. However they have done a beautiful job and also put a protective cover on it so hopefully it won’t break again! They were cheaper than going to the Apple Store and quicker too as Apple said they would have to send my phone away and it would take a week. I will definitely use MacMan again.
2019.06.25 12:52
Reviews about «CeX»
By Alex, aged 11. Cex is very tidy; they do amazing offers and even though the games are second hand I have never had any problems with them. The games are never stacked on top of each other and the staff are very useful because when you ask if they have a particular game, they come and help you find it. This place is great. I recommend going there when you want to buy a new game.
2019.09.29 17:08
These stores are a great way to pick up almost any dvd, BlueRay, game, phone and other electronics at a really great price.
2019.09.30 10:08
It a good place to pop in and just see what they may have ..
2019.09.21 17:24
Bought my little one a second hand tablet, works fine.
2019.08.02 06:30
I like this retailer and they do offer a good service. This store isn't the biggest but is very handy. I'd like to see more of a focus on retro gaming and PC gaming.
2019.05.01 07:44
Reviews about «iStore - Tunbridge Wells»
I went into this store the other day and was given several hours of undivided attention, sitting down and sorting out a load of issues I had on my Mac/Iphone. The assistants name was Luke and cannot thank him enough for all of his help. I can now get back to work and all the stress or creating new storage on the devices is solved. Thanks!!
2019.04.28 11:29
Popped in today with an iPhone 6 and MS Laptop problem working together as the iPhone as Personal Hotspot. Matt in the sales/support team was of great assistance and fix the issue in no time. Extremely helpful and courteous, thank you.
2019.05.23 19:43
If they don't have the item they will try & get for you. Always open to queries relating istore product or your own Apple products. Also point to check for repairs.
2019.02.24 12:03
Went into istore Tunbridge Wells on Thursday 4th April having an issue with my iphoneX having a green flickering screen. The guy serving me (sorry didnt get his name) quoted me £282 for the job BUT recommended I take the phone to the apple store in Bluewater as there was a strong case for me making a consumer claim against Apple as the device was not long out of warranty. He booked the appojntment for me and when I got to Bluewater I was told that I qualify for the consumer law claim and that the repair would be done free of charge within a couple of hours. I can't thank the staff member enough for his honesty and professionalism in helping me and saving me such a great deal of money. Take no notice of fclaims on here that theyre only after money
2019.04.05 08:47
I wouldn't go anywhere else to buy my Apple products. The staff are wonderful and so knowledgeable. All my questions answered in simple English. Kieron one of the staff couldn't have done more to help me.
2018.11.14 14:22
Reviews about «Phones 4 Less»
I had my laptop repaired here, the service was very good indeed. It was a much harder repair than anticipated, but they spend the extra time required and got it done. The cost was very reasonable for the time spent doing the job, good communication throughout, highly recommended.
2017.11.23 13:46
Having got an Iphone 6 phone charging point repaired at the Monson Road store last month (very quickly and at a good price) and chatting to the fantastic manager in store I decided to organise a refurbishment of my Macbook. I was spoken to politely, informatively and without any pressure to take up the work. My laptop has been sped up, revamped, cleaned and expertly serviced and it now works very well. I am delighted with the service and to find a phone/IT shop that I feel comfortable with and don't feel I'm getting ripped off at!! Thanks to laptop services - a great team.
2017.10.11 13:32
Please note that this is a review on the Upper Grosvenor Road Phones 4 less - not Monsoon road.
I was once a loyal customer to Phones 4 Less. They have fixed over 5 phones for me previously, but last summer when I took my iPhone in to have the screen replaced I discovered how unprofessional and unhelpful they really are.
The cost for my iPhone 6S screen replacement was initially £130 but thanks to Phones 4 Less it cost me over £270.
There was a couple of delays initially but I had my phone back within 3 days which wasn't a problem. Unfortunately, within 24 hours of receiving the repaired screen it had already broken. The glue holding the screen together had clearly perished overnight resulting in the screen literally flapping about like some kind of DIY laptop/ old school flip top phone!
It was literally attached by about 4 cm's of what looked like black tape on the top edge of the screen! I was surprised it hadn't completely detached from the phone.
Then the screen developed a crack running through the middle, from the top all the way to the bottom, which was caused by when the screen flapped back onto the face of the phone it had landed on a screw that appeared to have come out of place.
This all happened within the first morning of having my phone back.
I was at work when this happened, so I planned on taking it back at lunch time to get it repaired - as Phones 4 Less is within 5 minutes of my work.
I walked into the shop at 12:30pm expecting to explain the situation to one of the workers who would fix it for me under warrantee.
The man who served me was not happy that I was complaining about this and took no responsibility for it breaking - he said that what happened was out of his control - and that screens break all the time and that doesn't fall under the warrantee.
I was offered a 10% discount on another repair. They basically wanted me to pay another £117 to get it replaced when the day previous to this I paid £130, so I rejected their offer.
I stated to the man who served me I wanted to speak to the Manager and he told me he was the Manager so I explained to him one final time that this was not my fault and that the crack on the screen developed because of the glue perishing, but he wasn't interested and interrupted me to say 'I have told you, I will give you a 10% discount - if you don't want that then it is your problem'.
Before I left the shop I told both of the men working that I was extremely unsatisfied with their customer service. The glue perishing was clearly not my fault and one of the guys working in the shop seemed to understand this, but the manager was holding on to the fact that as the screen had broken, it meant it was no longer under warrantee - even though the reason that the screen was broken was due to the glue perishing, therefore if the glue had not perished the screen would not have broken either, meaning it would be under warrantee and they would have to repair it for no added cost.
I told Phones 4 Less that I would be writing a review about this and both of the men working in the shop laughed and one of them said in a very aggressive tone 'Do it, I don't care!'.
Phones 4 Less represent marginally cheaper repairs than other places but their customer service is disgraceful .
I would advise anyone to avoid this shop at all costs.
2016.12.28 15:10
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Reviews about «Groombridge Post Office»
Excellent facility and great to see that this village has kept it's post office
2017.02.23 09:10
Provides a great service to many in the area
2018.01.06 14:00
Friendly local Post Office in the heart of the village.
2017.03.23 09:26
Reviews about «Frant Post Office & Stores»
The Nicest people that work in the post office and always very helpful
2019.06.18 16:19
super nice and really helpful. Been using it since the One Stop nearby stopped doing post, and am glad I did.
2019.04.09 14:13
Lovely little shop, lots of local interest and interesting ads
2019.01.09 19:57
Reviews about «Mail Boxes Etc.»
Some vintage parts were shipped to Australia. The rate was reasonable, the parts were very well packaged and the package was delivered exactly on the date promised and in excellent condition. Excellent service.
2019.11.25 09:33
I was reluctant to accept a payment of 80 Pounds and did not understand why I had to wait so long for the arrival of the package to Romania. But when I received the package, I understood. My statue was packed and protected in a professional way that nothing could have happened to it. It came like a pearl in a shell.
2019.10.19 04:32
Staff is always super friendly and offer their services very quickly. The location is great too, I can always go get some materials printed on my way home from work! :)
2019.09.03 11:44
MBE Tunbridge Wells provided me with excellent service - I bought an item at auction without adequately researching how I would get it home. MBE picked it up, stored it for 4 months until I could collect it in person, and then wrapped it so I could bring it home to San Francisco as airline luggage. They would have shipped it, but storing it and allowing me to pick it up worked out cheaper. Greg and his team were endlessly patient as I changed my mind about how it would be delivered/collected. Many thanks and happy to provide a 5 star rating.
2019.10.04 16:55
Courteous and friendly, given fair price for delivery of large, framed pictures … all delivered in advised time-frame and superbly packaged. Really pleased.
2019.10.28 11:30
Reviews about «Speldhurst Community Shop and Post Office»
Wonderful community owned shop and post office. Has a great feel to the place with friendly and helpful staff.
2019.09.21 12:52
Great local Post Office and village shop. Shame it isn't open longer and later with a better selection of wine but they stock some good local produce, good bread, cakes and most varieties of Speldhurst sausages. Friendly and knowledgeable staff.
2017.02.08 14:41
Valuable friendly village shop
2013.06.09 10:47
really nice cakes and bread
2014.10.29 17:29
Reviews about «Post & Packing»
Thanks for helping to get my 18th century Windsor chair to Tokyo safely!
2019.11.17 08:06
The service this shop is exceptional...Rob goes out of his way to make my business life easier...I have a postal address here. Rob and Nana offer brilliant postal services...This business has saved my neck on a number of occasions.
You will always treated as a First Class customer here.
Keep up the great work Rob and Nana !
2019.06.20 10:47
First couple deliveries from eBay were ok but then the staff in post and packing started saying that my packages weren't turning up when royal mail tracking was saying that they were, be careful with these scammers
2020.01.07 23:16
Fantastic service - never fail to let me down.
2019.09.19 18:53
By far the worst customer service I have ever had!
Two weeks ago I brought in a paid UPS parcel because one of the men behind the counter said they took UPS, even though they were not an approved UPS drop point. 4 days went by and UPS hadn't been to pick it up. My wife called on Monday. It took her until 2pm to reach them by phone. She started calling at 9am!
When he did answer he said to my wife, "Love, come to the point, we're very busy here." She tried to explain that we needed a pickup ASAP as it was an important parcel and that he said it would be picked up. To which he said, "We're not an approved UPS drop point. I told you that love." She then tried to ask him what to do now, and he HUNG UP ON HER!
She went in last week, spoke to the same man and he said UPS was coming today. And to please not take the parcels elsewhere.
Well, yesterday, we dropped 2 parcels for UPS. Business parcels. Very important, we paid for express shipping. My wife asked the man behind the counter, "Will these definitely go out today." To which he said, "Yes 100%. See here are more scheduled parcels." She said, "Because these are Xmas gifts and if they don't go out, it will upset people." He promised!
Today comes and I see the parcels still in the shop window, with a load of other parcels. I went in and asked the man for my parcels back. He immediately got temperamental with me and told me, "I told your wife we're not an approved UPS drop point." I said, "Yes, but you also promised these would go out. We explained they are Xmas presents." At which point he got angry and told me it wasn't his fault, it was UPS. I got angry in return and raised my voice.
He then took off his glasses, got within 1 inch from my face and dared me to fight him. His colleague came between us and I left.
I find it amazing that: 1. someone could lie so easily when it is so important to get parcels to people quickly if promised and 2. that a representative of the franchise Post and Packing would have the audacity to try and fight a customer like it was in a pub brawl. No responsibility was taken at all for making 2 promises, which ultimately were not kept.
In short, do not trust your parcels to this particular branch of Post and Packing. If it really needs to get there, take it to an approved drop point, NO MATTER WHAT THEY TELL YOU!
2018.12.20 12:07
Reviews about «Village News»
Kind helpful staff, however it is difficult to park here. Otherwise a very good little post office.
2018.08.22 15:32
Fast efficient, just wanted a bottle of milk.
2018.05.03 13:52
This is now the post office for pembury as well as the shop
2018.05.31 11:00
Oh dear what a misarable Lady
2018.02.11 20:01
Reviews about «Post Office»
Perfectly polite and neat shop and shopkeepers / postmaster generals! It relatively sparse with a few basic items for sale. However what it might lack in merchandise it more than makes up for in services. It's all here!!
Money / travel
Banking
Photo booth
Passport id checking
Business banking
Oh and the small matter of postage - parcels and all.
Open normal hours including half-day Saturday which is very handy indeed. Keep up the good work guys- we in TW & surrounding area salute you!! :-)
2020.01.02 15:38
New franchisee. Friendly and competent clerks, but not enough of them. Not coping well with Christmas crush so far. Hope to see more staff in future.
2019.12.17 09:11
Complete and utter incompetence on every level. “I’m sorry you can’t leave your post here now as it 5:10.”
“Ok, but you close at 5:30?”
“I’m sorry you will have to drive it to the sorting office in Tonbridge“
You are a post office and you are still open you imbeciles!!!
2020.01.06 17:36
3 tolls out of 5 open. Self service open and queues out the door for all services.
2019.12.09 12:33
Excellent fast service . Needed to send something recorded delivery and immediately had help from gentleman greeting customers. He did all the complex work & had the job done in 5 minutes. Would definitely recommend to others who need slightly more demanding services.
2018.06.20 15:27
Reviews about «Southborough Post Office»
Always friendly, well stocked and very helpful.
2019.08.22 13:14
Abusive and rude to customers with a misogynistic undertone. Would not recommend. You'd have better luck with others in the Tunbridge Wells area.
2019.07.16 08:16
Terrible customer service! He is very unpleasant to deal with. He couldn't even be bothered to look up from his phone.
2019.07.16 08:29
Really helpful. Open very convenient hours. Excellent prices, we buy all of our cleaning products and necessities there which has proved cheaper than larger stores. Friendly service and very helpful staff who have stocked things as we've asked. A huge improvement to the previous owners.
2018.09.07 15:49
I would avoid this post office as the customer service is utterly appalling. Every time I've been there he has either been watching tv on his phone and not bothering to speak to me or kicking people out for not shutting the shop door. He is misogynistic and rude and shouldn't be working in the customer service business. I would give it 0 stars if I could.
2019.07.16 08:21
Reviews about «Post Office»
Good post office. 3 self service booths which is handy. All staff seem friendly enough apart from one lady who is abit moody and probably time for her to do something that makes her more happy to life is too short to stay in a job you dislike so much. Overall I recommended a visit here for your posting needs.
2019.12.31 18:28
Staff are always helpful and kind, you show them respect and you'll get it in return. Post office services are available, self service is quite easy to use and very clean.
2019.09.14 01:17
Staff rude & unable to answer enquires. They would benefit from some basic customer service training. Not recommend using them if you have business account.
2019.12.06 18:57
Worst post office and sadest staff ever. Doesn't even deserved to be on the high street. I'm not surprised they moved it into a WHSmith from the Sainsbury's carpark. Only worth visiting if you want to wait for hours in a shop where it seems nobody works or to be subjected to their two deadpan faces when they bother to appear.
2019.09.02 18:46
Hate going in there, two staff members have faces like they don’t want to be there, so rude, one had dark hair and the other one had blonde/grey hair (long) you feel like a your a nuisance to them, but there’s a older lady that I haven’t seen in a while she use to work a lot on the self checkout, she had short curly hair she was lovely, customer service training is needed definitely here @postoffice
2019.05.16 07:55
Reviews about «High Brooms Sub Post Office»
AVOID AVOID AVOID. They lost a number of my parcels and today when i paid special attention to what they were doing I caught one man putting one of my parcels in the bag without printing the label (he admitted he couldn't work out how to do it). The lady's excuse was that they are only trained up to a certain level. She then miss printed a proof of postage.
2019.12.17 17:31
Second time here with 20 minute wait in normal business hours, because the PO is closed for 'balancing books' Polite if slightly unapologetic staff
2018.04.04 15:14
Reviews about «Rusthall Post Office»
Absolutely ridiculous! The whole shop and post office closed, for what appears to be the whole day. A misleading notice on the door, of which I have taken a photo, stating that it as was due to open again at 2.00 pm. I returned at 2.00 to collect my urgent delivery from the post office, only to find it still closed!
2019.10.08 13:15
Jokers, had to close the entire shop and post office, to take a delivery in at the other shop up the road.
Where's the logic in that considering there where 4 members of staff in the shop.
2018.01.24 11:00
Reviews about «Ropers Gate Post Office»
Post Office services are good, but watch the date on perishable items in the shop. I had to return a bar of chocolate after I discovered mould on it upon opening, when I checked the best before date it was 2 and a half months over!
2017.01.27 16:32
Owner frightens away staff then struggles to run the place almost single handed , overpriced , quite often opens late or not at all . frequently short changed , slack at checking sellby dates ( have gotten sick from out of date chicken roll ) 4 days out of date . stopped selling magazines and newspapers due to it being too much hard work .
2018.07.18 08:18
Friendly staff. Small Post Office with limited services available compared to the larger Post Office
2016.04.30 23:04
Reviews about «Hawkenbury Post Office»
For the post office, don't use the advertised telephone number - this has been disconnected but rings like it is connected. Phone the shop number on 533720 - they are very helpful.
2019.10.21 13:27
It’s not open every day till 10pm as advertised. Wasted a long journey here on Sunday at 3pm and it was closed.
2018.08.19 14:15
Temporarily closed - A busy One Stop in Tunbridge Wells has emergency closure amid rat 'food contamination' fears
It will only be allowed to re-open once the "imminent risk to health no longer exists" said Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
2018.10.08 19:55
It is never open.
2018.08.12 12:34
Amazon delivery finished today at 530, not 2200 as advertised
2017.07.12 19:33
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Reviews about «Nationwide Building Society»
I bank at Nationwide and got my mortgage agreed at this branch. It's definitely one of the nicer Nationwide branches, being more recently renovated. Staff were very helpful arranging the meetings and going through all the discussions to agree the terms.
2019.07.23 14:07
Best Building Society and Tunbridge Wells staff best in Britain
2017.08.30 13:30
Reviews about «Sainsbury's Bank ATM»
So understaffed there are substantial waiting times getting served!
2019.09.28 14:05
If there is no decent PC repair shop in your area, send you storage device to data recovery lab from the nearest post office. You can pay for recovery services or software registration at any bank.
Stop using the device where you used to keep the deleted data.
Work of the operating system, installation of programs, and even the ordinary act of connecting a disk, USB drive or smartphone to the computer will create new files that might overwrite the deleted data - and thus make the recovery process impossible. The best solution would be to shut down the computer of power off your phone and outline an action plan. If turning off the device is impossible, try to use it as little as possible.
Make up a list of devices where the necessary files have been saved.
Try to remember the chain of events from creating the files to deleting them. You may have received them by email, downloaded from the Internet, or you may have created them on another PC and then brought them home on a USB drive. If the files in question are personal photos or videos, they can still be available on the memory card of your camera or smartphone. If you received the information from someone else - ask them for help. The sooner you do it the more chances you have to recover what is lost.
Use the list of devices to check them for the missing files, their backup copies or, at least, the chance to recover the deleted data from such devices.
Windows backup and restore
You can create backups in Windows both with the system tools and third-party apps.
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📝 File History
File History is meant to keep versions of all files in a certain folder or on a specific disk. By default, it backs up such folders as Documents, Pictures etc, but you can also add new directories as well.
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🔄 System restore points
Restore points are the way to save copies of user folders, system files, registry and settings for a specific date. Such copies are either created manually or automatically when updates are installed or critical Windows settings are modified.
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📀 Recovery image
A system recovery image allows you to create an image of the system drive (you can also include other drives if necessary). Speaking of such image, we mean a complete copy of the entire drive.
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📁 Registry backup and restore
In addition to restoring user files, Windows gives you an opportunity to cancel any changes you may have made to the system registry.
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📀 SFC and DISM
System files and libraries can be recovered with a hidden recovery disk by using the SFC and DISM commands.
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🛠️ Recovering file system
Often, data can be lost because of a data carrier failure. If that is the case, you don’t have to rush to a PC repair shop; try to restore operability of the storage device on your own. If you see the “Please insert a disk” error, a device is recognized as having a RAW file system, or the computer shows a wrong disk size, use the Diskpart command:
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👨💻 Restore system boot
If data was lost and now the operating system seems inoperable, and Windows can’t start or gets into a boot loop, watch this tutorial:
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♻️ Apps for backup
Third-party backup applications can also create copies of user files, system files and settings, as well as removable media such as memory cards, USB flash drives and external hard disks. The most popular products are Paragon Backup Recovery, Veeam Backup, Iperius Backup etc.
Mac OS backup and restore
The backup is implemented with Time Machine function. Time Machine saves all versions of a file in case it is edited or removed, so you can go back to any date in the past and copy the files you need.
Android backup and restore
Backup options for Android phones and tablets is implemented with the Google account. You can use both integrated system tools and third-party apps.
Backup and restore for iPhone, iPad with iOS
You can back up user data and settings on iPhone or iPad with iOS by using built-in tools or third-party apps.
In 2024, any operating system offers multiple solutions to back up and restore data. You may not even know there is a backup in your system until you finish reading this part.
Image Recovery
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📷 Recovering deleted CR2, RAW, NEF, CRW photos
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💥 Recovering AI, SVG, EPS, PSD, PSB, CDR files
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📁 Recovering photos from an HDD of your desktop PC or laptop
Restoring history, contacts and messages
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🔑 Recovering Skype chat history, files and contacts
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💬 Recovering Viber chat history, contacts, files and messages
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🤔 Recovering WebMoney: kwm keys, wallets, history
Recovery of documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations
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📖 Recovering documents, electronic tables and presentations
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👨💻 Recovering MySQL, MSSQL and Oracle databases
Data recovery from virtual disks
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💻 Recovering data from VHDX disks for Microsoft Hyper-V
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💻 Recovering data from VMDK disks for VMWare Workstation
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💻 Recovering data from VDI disks for Oracle VirtualBox
Data recovery
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📁 Recovering data removed from a USB flash drive
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📁 Recovering files after emptying the Windows Recycle Bin
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📁 Recovering files removed from a memory card
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📁 Recovering a folder removed from the Windows Recycle Bin
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📁 Recovering data deleted from an SSD
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🥇 Recovering data from an Android phone
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💽 Recovering files after reinstalling or resetting Windows
Recovery of deleted partitions and unallocated area
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📁 Recovering data after removing or creating partitions
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🛠️ Fixing a RAW disk and recovering data from an HDD
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👨🔧 Recovering files from unallocated disk space
User data in Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Mozilla Firefox, Opera
Modern browsers save browsing history, passwords you enter, bookmarks and other information to the user account. This data is synced with the cloud storage and copied to all devices instantly. If you want to restore deleted history, passwords or bookmarks - just sign in to your account.
Synchronizing a Microsoft account: Windows, Edge, OneDrive, Outlook
Similarly to MacOS, the Windows operating system also offers syncing user data to OneDrive cloud storage. By default, OneDrive saves the following user folders: Documents, Desktop, Pictures etc. If you deleted an important document accidentally, you can download it again from OneDrive.
Synchronizing IPhone, IPad and IPod with MacBook or IMac
All Apple devices running iSO and MacOS support end-to-end synchronization. All security settings, phone book, passwords, photos, videos and music can be synced automatically between your devices with the help of ICloud. The cloud storage can also keep messenger chat history, work documents and any other user data. If necessary, you can get access to this information to signing in to ICloud.
Synchronizing social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, VK, OK
All photos, videos or music published in social media or downloaded from there can be downloaded again if necessary. To do it, sign in the corresponding website or mobile app.
Synchronizing Google Search, GMail, YouTube, Google Docs, Maps,Photos, Contacts
Google services can save user location, search history and the device you are working from. Personal photos and work documents are saved to Google Drive so you can access them by signing in to your account.
Cloud-based services
In addition to backup and synchronization features integrated into operating systems of desktop PCs and mobile devices, it is worth mentioning Google Drive and Yandex Disk. If you have them installed and enabled - make sure to check them for copies of the deleted files. If the files were deleted and this operation was synchronized - have a look in the recycle bin of these services.
What steps should I take to back up my data before bringing my computer to a data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
Backing up your data before bringing your computer to a data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells is a wise precautionary measure. Here are the steps you should take:
- Identify and prioritize your important data: Determine which files, folders, and documents are crucial and need to be backed up. This could include personal files, work documents, photos, videos, etc.
- External storage device: Acquire an external storage device such as an external hard drive, USB flash drive, or cloud storage service. Ensure that the storage capacity is sufficient to hold all your important data.
- Transfer or copy files: Use the appropriate method to transfer or copy your important files to the external storage device. You can do this by manually dragging and dropping the files, using backup software, or utilizing cloud storage services.
- Verify the backup: After the transfer is complete, double-check the backup to ensure that all the necessary files have been successfully copied. Open a few files to confirm their integrity.
- Password-protect sensitive data (optional): If you have sensitive data, consider encrypting it or setting up a password protection mechanism on your external storage device. This adds an extra layer of security to your backup.
- Create a backup log: Make a list of all the files and folders you have backed up. This will help you cross-reference and ensure that nothing is missed during the data recovery or repair process.
- Test the backup: Before handing over your computer, disconnect the external storage device and connect it to another computer to verify that the backup is accessible and all files are intact.
- Securely store the backup: Keep the external storage device in a safe and secure location, away from potential physical damage or theft. Consider keeping a copy of the backup at a separate location for added protection.
By following these steps, you can have peace of mind knowing that your important data is backed up before taking your computer to a data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
How can I ensure the safety of my personal information when handing over my computer to a data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
To ensure the safety of your personal information when handing over your computer to a data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells, you can follow these steps:
- Backup your data: Before handing over your computer, make sure to back up all your important files and data. This ensures that even if something goes wrong during the repair process, your data will still be safe.
- Research the service provider: Look for a reputable and trustworthy data recovery or PC repair service in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Read reviews, ask for recommendations, and check their credentials and experience in handling sensitive information.
- Remove sensitive data: Delete or transfer any sensitive or personal data from your computer before handing it over. This includes financial records, personal documents, passwords, and any other confidential information.
- Encrypt your hard drive: Consider encrypting your hard drive to add an extra layer of protection to your data. Encryption scrambles your data, making it unreadable without the encryption key.
- Create a separate user account: Create a separate user account on your computer with limited access privileges. This way, you can provide the repair service with access to your computer without compromising your main user account and its data.
- Set a strong password: Set a strong password for your user account to prevent unauthorized access. Avoid using common or easily guessable passwords.
- Ask about their data protection policies: Before handing over your computer, inquire about the service provider's data protection policies. Ask how they handle customer data, what security measures they have in place, and if they have any confidentiality agreements.
- Get a written agreement: Obtain a written agreement or contract that clearly outlines the terms and conditions of the service, including the protection of your personal information. Make sure it includes clauses regarding data privacy and confidentiality.
- Remove unnecessary software: Uninstall any unnecessary software or programs from your computer to reduce the risk of unauthorized access or data breaches.
- Follow up and secure your computer after repair: Once you receive your repaired computer, change your passwords, run security scans, and ensure that all your data is intact.
Are there any specific precautions or guidelines I should follow to protect my privacy and sensitive information when seeking data recovery or PC repair services in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
Yes, there are several precautions and guidelines you should follow to protect your privacy and sensitive information when seeking data recovery or PC repair services in Royal Tunbridge Wells:
- Research and choose a reputable and trustworthy service provider. Look for companies with positive reviews and a good track record in the industry.
- Ask about their privacy and data protection policies. Ensure that the service provider has strict protocols in place to safeguard your personal and sensitive information.
- Inquire about the qualifications and experience of the technicians who will handle your device. Ensure they are skilled and knowledgeable in data recovery and PC repair to minimize the risk of mishandling your data.
- Back up your data before handing over your device for repair. This ensures that even if your data is compromised during the repair process, you still have a copy.
- Remove any personal or sensitive information from your device before giving it for repair. Delete any files, clear browser history, and log out of any accounts to minimize the risk of unauthorized access.
- Password protect your device. Set a strong password or enable encryption to add an extra layer of security.
- Consider using a service that offers on-site repairs or data recovery. This way, you can oversee the process and ensure your data is handled securely.
- Ask about the service provider's data disposal policy. Ensure they have proper procedures in place to securely erase any data they may recover from your device.
- Obtain a written agreement or contract that outlines the terms and conditions of the service, including the protection of your privacy and sensitive information.
- Regularly monitor your accounts and financial statements for any suspicious activity after your device has been repaired. Report any unauthorized access or fraudulent transactions immediately.
By following these precautions and guidelines, you can help protect your privacy and sensitive information when seeking data recovery or PC repair services in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
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