PC Scientist · Inner West · Data recovery
A thesis in Camperdown, a photographer's client shoots in Marrickville, or a decade of family photos in a Leichhardt terrace study. Different drives, same sinking moment when the folder will not open. Before anything else, stop and leave it alone.
PC Scientist assesses lost files across the Inner West, explains the options plainly, and helps set up backups so one failure is never the end of the work. Call 0493 563 381 before trying anything else on the drive, or request a call back.
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Data recovery · Inner West
A file lost mid-save and a drive that will not spin are very different problems. In the Inner West we see both often, and each starts with protecting what is left before anyone opens a case.
We visit Newtown and Glebe for student laptops that died before submission, Marrickville and Petersham for creatives with drives that stopped mounting, and Balmain and Drummoyne for home offices with folders that vanished. Ashfield and Burwood calls are often phones that never backed up. Each starts with an assessment, never a promise.
Why Data recovery calls us
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A thesis gone, client shoots missing, or a terrace-study laptop that will not start. When the computer runs and the files are safe, try computer repair or computer support in the Inner West.
Stop. Do not format, reset, or keep saving drafts onto the drive that is failing.
Older drives that dropped off the computer, freeze at the logo, or started ticking.
Solid state drives that are no longer detected, or project files that open as junk.
Thumb drives, camera cards from shoots, and folders deleted from a computer that still runs.
The laptop will not get past start-up, and the assignments or client files inside matter most.
We assess the device, then explain realistic paths and their limits before recovery starts.
What we help with
Full lists inside each card, or see the Technology Services Hub.
Computer Repair Scientist
Slow or crashing PCs, repairs and upgrades.
Computer Support Scientist
Devices that will not connect, like PC to printer.
Network Scientist
Wi-Fi, mesh, NBN and dead zones.
Cybersecurity Scientist
Scams, malware and safer accounts.
Security Camera Scientist
Planned, installed, on your phone.
Email Systems Scientist
Microsoft 365, Gmail and domains.
Device Setup Scientist
New devices, plus printer fixes.
Custom PC Build Scientist
Gaming and performance PCs.
Web Design Scientist
Small business websites.
Business IT and projects
Offices, shops, tradies and projects.
Procurement Scientist
Sourced, delivered and set up.
Not sure which one? Tell us what you are seeing.
0493 563 381The visit
No more writing to a drive that clicks, hides, or wants formatting.
Which device, when it began, and which project or folder matters.
Local attempt, power stays off, or specialist lab - each priced first.
Two fixed-price options
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$190
If it's not urgent
If it can't wait
$207
When available
Peace of mind
If we cannot get the agreed work done under our terms, you do not pay that service fee.
We will be straight with you first. You decide.
Read the Terms & ConditionsHow to start
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In the booking, on the call, or in the quote. Same idea.
You see the price. If you agree, we lock a date that suits.
That's the visit. We work through your list on the day.
If this is not the job
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Areas we cover
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FAQ
Thesis files on failing laptops, photographers' external drives that will not mount, deleted client folders, and phone photos that never backed up. Students, creatives and small offices all call for much the same reason.
Whatever the device, stop using it if you can until it has been assessed.
After a careful assessment, we can tell you what looks reachable. We check the drive's condition and explain your options before anything risky is tried.
If it needs a specialist lab, we tell you and help arrange it, rather than gamble with the drive locally.
We set up automatic backups to the cloud, an external drive, or both, and show you how to check they are working.
Creative work can get versioned backups, so overwriting a file by mistake is no longer the end of a project. A few minutes of checking each month keeps it honest.
You hear the likely cost after the assessment and before any recovery work. Specialist lab work is quoted separately, so you can weigh it on its own.
No Fix, No Repair Fee applies when we cannot recover the files, so a dead end does not turn into a repair bill.
