East Coast Data Recovery – Call or WhatsApp on 0131 553 9006 for free advice and consultation.
East Coast Data Recovery are Edinburgh’s independent specialists in advanced data recovery. Based in Leith since 2017, and now in its 10th year, we recover data from hard drives, SSDs, RAID and NAS systems, Apple Macs, iPhones, USB drives, and flash storage — for consumers, small businesses, and IT professionals across Scotland and the UK.
We use professional-grade equipment from AceLab (PC3000), Airscience, Deepspar, HDD Surgery & ApexTools, and we work in our clean-air environment for mechanical cases. Free assessment. No fix, no fee.
M1,M2 MacBook Data Recovery — One of Scotland’s Few Specialists
If your M1 or M2 MacBook has failed, the data isn’t lost — but recovering it requires specialist skills. Unlike older Macs, the SSD is soldered directly to the logic board, meaning standard recovery methods won’t work. We’re one of a very small number of independent shops in Scotland with the equipment and expertise to repair the logic board and recover your data.
We accept posted drives and devices from all over Scotland and the UK. We do not charge for consultation. A charge will apply for the return of drives.
Please check out our contact page for more information on how to post your drive to us.
We are proudly based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland and covering the whole of the UK.
East Coast Data Recovery Edinburgh, Scotland can recover lost data from damaged or non-responding hard drives, SSDs and storage devices formatted for Windows, Mac, and Linux
We work on damaged Internal or External Drives and NAS/RAID systems that Windows or macOS is no longer recognising.
Should a drive be internally faulty, we can swap parts from a healthy donor drive. We work in our Clean Air environment, minimising contamination and giving the best possible chance to recover customer data.
We use the latest recovery systems and equipment from vendors like Ace Labs (PC3K), Deepspar (DDI), ApexTools and HDD Surgery.
After rescuing hard drives, SSDs, Macs and memories for months on end, it`s our turn to back ourselves up!
🏪 Our shop will be closed from Monday 27th July until Thursday 6th August.
Don`t worry though...
💬 We`re still available by appointment for urgent cases, so if your drive decides this is the perfect time to fail (they always seem to!), just get in touch.
From our little workshop in Leith, we`ll still be keeping an eye on messages while the soldering iron enjoys a well-earned holiday.
Remember... 💾 Back up your data. 🌊 Enjoy the Scottish summer. 🚫 And try not to drop your hard drive in the sea.
See you all from Thursday 6th August.
— Louis & the East Coast Data Recovery team ❤️ #Leith #Edinburgh #DataRecovery #EastCoastDataRecovery #HardDriveRecovery SSDRecovery MacBookRecovery RAIDRecovery SupportLocal LeithWalk BackUpYourData...
Back at work in Edinburgh in my dungeon lab. What a week that was! Amazing training week with Jessa Jones and all the team at iPad Rehab. World Class training! Highly recommended. Special thanks to Brad for all the patience and for his many Secret Brad Tips! #DataRecovery #apple #ipad #iphone #android #macbook #ipadrehab...
It`s been so long since our last update. Its just been crazy with work and life in general.
Hope everyone has had a nice summer.
Anyway, here`s a wee video we made of a recent case.
Hard to condense days of work into a few mins but here it is.
Hope you find it interesting. Scratched drive recovery on a Samsung 1TB.
Didn`t want to give up and definitely worth the extra effort including multiple cleans and multiple heads swaps.
Also our first face to face video. So apologies.Need help with a damaged drive?
We specialize in data recovery from all media types—HDDs, SSDs, flash drives, Macs, PCs, NAS, and RAID.📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh.📞 Call/WhatsApp us at 0131 553 9006 for expert help!#DataRecovery #WDPassport #HardDrive #TechChallenge #EdinburghBusiness #datarecoverybypost...
It`s been so long since our last update. Its just been crazy with work and life in general. Hope everyone has had a nice summer.
Anyway, here`s a wee video we made of a recent case. Hard to condense days of work into 8mins but here it is. Hope you find it interesting.
Scratched drive recovery on a Samsung 1TB. Didn`t want to give up and definitely worth the extra effort including multiple cleans and multiple heads swaps.
Also our first face to face video. So apologies.
Need help with a damaged drive? We specialize in data recovery from all media types—HDDs, SSDs, flash drives, Macs, PCs, NAS, and RAID. 📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh. 📞 Call/WhatsApp us at 0131 553 9006 for expert help! #DataRecovery #WDPassport #HardDrive #TechChallenge #EdinburghBusiness #datarecoverybypost...
This case pushed us to the limit! The damage wasn’t just surface-level—it was from all angles. The lid dents hinted at serious internal damage, and we knew this would be a complex recovery.
From the start, we expected head damage and possible failure of internal components. But the real challenge? The PCB. The MCU chip on the board held critical encryption keys, meaning a simple swap wouldn’t cut it.
We carefully removed and reballed both the MCU and ROM, then transferred them to a donor board before beginning the recovery process. The result? A staggering 98% recovery from a deliberately damaged drive. More than we could have hoped for—and one very happy customer!
Need expert data recovery? We’ve been trusted since 2017 to recover data from all media types, including HDDs, SSDs, flash storage, Mac, PC, NAS, and RAID.
📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland 📞 Call or WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006
Sabotage! This one’s going to test all our skills.
Every now and then, we come across cases where drives are deliberately tampered with to prevent recovery—this is one of them. But can we recover it? Challenge accepted!
We’re throwing everything we’ve got at this one. Stay tuned to see if we can bring this data back from the brink!
Need help with a damaged drive? We specialize in data recovery from all media types—HDDs, SSDs, flash drives, Macs, PCs, NAS, and RAID.
📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh. 📞 Call/WhatsApp us at 0131 553 9006 for expert help!
This case has a few more surprises for us and the result was better than we had hoped. The damage meant almost everything had to be done to pull off a fantastic result for our client.
💾 At East Coast Data Recovery, we specialize in retrieving your precious files from even the most unexpected disasters. Since 2017, we’ve been helping individuals and businesses across Edinburgh, Scotland, and beyond.
🔧 From hard drives, SSDs, and USB sticks to Mac, PC, NAS, and RAID systems, we recover it all. No job is too challenging for our dedicated team!
👉 Got a data emergency or questions? Let us help you. Contact us today: 📞 Call/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh
🛠️ Don’t wait—your data deserves a second chance. Let us bring it back for you! #DataRecovery #TechHelp #EastCoastData #EdinburghBusiness #Seagate #WD #leith #Scotland #uk #photography...
We’re kicking off 2025 with another fascinating data recovery story—and trust us, this one’s a wild ride! 🐾 A hard drive spent a week soaking in a bowl of dog water, but that`s not even the whole story. Can we bring this data back to life? Stay tuned to find out!
💾 At East Coast Data Recovery, we specialize in retrieving your precious files from even the most unexpected disasters. Since 2017, we’ve been helping individuals and businesses across Edinburgh, Scotland, and beyond.
🔧 From hard drives, SSDs, and USB sticks to Mac, PC, NAS, and RAID systems, we recover it all. No job is too challenging for our dedicated team!
👉 Got a data emergency or questions? Let us help you. Contact us today: 📞 Call/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh
🛠️ Don’t wait—your data deserves a second chance. Let us bring it back for you! #DataRecovery #TechHelp #EastCoastData #EdinburghBusiness #Seagate #WD...
Just pulled these heads from a 5TB drive. Hoping we can do something.
#datarecovery #edinburgh #wd #spyglass #mangled
Established in 2017, @eastcoastdata is your trusted local expert for data recovery, based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. We specialize in recovering data from all types of media devices, including hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, Macs, PCs, NAS, and RAID systems.
Lost files? Don`t panic—let us help!
📞 Call or WhatsApp us today at 0131 553 9006 for a free consultation. 📧 Email us now to discuss your case. 💻 Visit our website to learn more and see how we can help you recover your data.
We’re here to bring your data back to life—reach out now!...
We’ve seen our fair share of water-damaged phones and drives, but this case was truly unique: an SSD that went through an entire wash cycle!
This drive wasn’t just any storage—it held our client’s entire digital life, including irreplaceable footage and months of memories from their trip to South America. Against all odds, we successfully recovered every precious file. Seeing their relief and joy made it all worthwhile.
If your data feels lost—whether it’s on a phone, SSD, hard drive, or RAID system—don’t give up hope! We’re here to help recover what matters most to you.
📍 Located in Leith, Edinburgh, East Coast Data Recovery has been trusted since 2017 for expert, independent data recovery.
📞 Contact us today! Tel/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006
💻 Learn more or share your query: eastcoastdatarecovery.com
SSD in a washing machine for 90 minutes? Days in a bag of rice didn’t help? Water still lingering? Don’t panic—we’ve got this.
At East Coast Data, we specialize in turning “uh-oh” moments into success stories. Whether it’s an accidental soak, a damaged hard drive, or corrupted files, we’re here to recover your valuable data.
💾 Our expertise includes: ✔️ Hard Drives ✔️ SSDs ✔️ Flash Drives ✔️ Mac/PC ✔️ NAS & RAID systems
Since 2017, we’ve been trusted by individuals and businesses in Leith, Edinburgh, and beyond for reliable, independent data recovery.
📞 Don’t risk losing your files! Contact us today: 📲 Call or WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 Your data is just a call away from being rescued!
Did you know that faulty power supplies—or even the wrong power leads—can wreak havoc on your hard drive? 🔌 A frequent issue we see is using old leads with a new power supply. This simple oversight can lead to catastrophic damage to your electronic components, especially hard drives.
🛠️ Here’s a recent case: We successfully recovered critical data from a damaged drive caused by mismatched power leads. Another disaster avoided thanks to expert intervention!
Don’t risk losing your precious files. Trust the experts.
🌟 Since 2017, @eastcoastdata has been your go-to for independent data recovery in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. We specialize in recovering data from: 💾 Hard Drives | 🖥️ SSDs | 📀 Flash Drives | 🖱️ Mac/PC | 🌐 NAS & RAID
📞 Need help? Call or WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 We’re here to help rescue your data.
Did you know that faulty power supplies—or even the wrong power leads—can wreak havoc on your hard drive? 🔌 A frequent issue we see is using old leads with a new power supply. This simple oversight can lead to catastrophic damage to your electronic components, especially hard drives.
🛠️ Here’s a recent case: We successfully recovered critical data from a damaged drive caused by mismatched power leads. Another disaster avoided thanks to expert intervention!
Don’t risk losing your precious files. Trust the experts.
🌟 Since 2017, @eastcoastdata has been your go-to for independent data recovery in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. We specialize in recovering data from: 💾 Hard Drives | 🖥️ SSDs | 📀 Flash Drives | 🖱️ Mac/PC | 🌐 NAS & RAID
📞 Need help? Call or WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 We’re here to help rescue your data.
When this client brought us a drive with stuck heads and a platter drop, it was clear: this wasn’t a job for the faint-hearted. 🚨 It needed careful handling, precision, and a whole lot of expertise—just another day at East Coast Data!
⚠️ Warning: Do NOT try this at home. Seriously, unless you want your data to vanish into the void forever. Instead, let us take the stress off your hands. We’ve been rescuing data since 2017, and we love a good challenge!
Got questions or concerns about your drive? Don’t hesitate—reach out today! 📲
📍Based in Leith, Edinburgh, we recover data from: ✔️ Hard drives (all brands) ✔️ SSDs ✔️ Flash drives ✔️ Mac/PC systems ✔️ NAS & RAID setups
🔧 Your data isn’t gone until we say it is! 🔧
📞 Call/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 📩 Slide into our DMs or send us your queries anytime.
When this client brought us a drive with stuck heads and a platter drop, it was clear: this wasn’t a job for the faint-hearted. 🚨 It needed careful handling, precision, and a whole lot of expertise—just another day at East Coast Data!
⚠️ Warning: Do NOT try this at home. Seriously, unless you want your data to vanish into the void forever. Instead, let us take the stress off your hands. We’ve been rescuing data since 2017, and we love a good challenge!
Got questions or concerns about your drive? Don’t hesitate—reach out today! 📲
📍Based in Leith, Edinburgh, we recover data from: ✔️ Hard drives (all brands) ✔️ SSDs ✔️ Flash drives ✔️ Mac/PC systems ✔️ NAS & RAID setups
🔧 Your data isn’t gone until we say it is! 🔧
📞 Call/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 📩 Slide into our DMs or send us your queries anytime.
When this client brought us a drive with stuck heads and a platter drop, it was clear: this wasn’t a job for the faint-hearted. 🚨 It needed careful handling, precision, and a whole lot of expertise—just another day at East Coast Data!
⚠️ Warning: Do NOT try this at home. Seriously, unless you want your data to vanish into the void forever. Instead, let us take the stress off your hands. We’ve been rescuing data since 2017, and we love a good challenge!
Got questions or concerns about your drive? Don’t hesitate—reach out today! 📲
📍Based in Leith, Edinburgh, we recover data from: ✔️ Hard drives (all brands) ✔️ SSDs ✔️ Flash drives ✔️ Mac/PC systems ✔️ NAS & RAID setups
🔧 Your data isn’t gone until we say it is! 🔧
📞 Call/WhatsApp: 0131 553 9006 📩 Slide into our DMs or send us your queries anytime.
Our team just wrapped up a massive RAID case for a university lab—20 x 8TB drives filled with critical research, safe and sound! 💾✅
We’ve got another batch of drives in from all over the UK, each one trusted to our expertise. Thank you to our amazing clients for choosing us to recover what matters most! 💼✨
📍 Based in Leith, Edinburgh, East Coast Data is a proudly independent data recovery service, serving you since 2017. Whether it’s a hard drive, SSD, flash drive, Mac, PC, NAS, or RAID—we recover data from it all.
👉 Got data on the line? Let us help! DM us or reach out at 0131 553 9006 (call or WhatsApp) to chat about your recovery needs.
Don’t wait until it’s too late! Tap the link in bio to learn more, or comment below with questions—your data could be a message away from being saved!
I had a hard drive fail on me with a last-minute client deadline the following day. Louis was very kind to take time out of his evening after closing to speak with me about the issues I was getting and made a lot more time for me than he needed to.
If you're looking for a company that genuinely cares about helping you rather than making a quick £, East Coast Data Recovery is definitely the place to go. - 6/25/2021
Druvis Saturins
Big mistake by not having a backup for my external drive with over 500gb of pictures on it, luckily Louis was able to recover 99% of data within few days, amazing service and communication through all the steps, highly recommend. - 12/18/2025
Keith Gainham
To quote Tina Turner - "You're simply the best, better than all the rest". ? - 4/02/2018
Charlie Posnett
Great service during lockdown, helped recover terabytes of footage from what was a very unique problem with my hard drive. Go-to data recovery! - 2/11/2021
Kyle Laird
Used East Coast data recovery for my partner who is a teacher and lost loads of resources when two of her drives failed.
Was super impressed with the fast response from them and the care given to the drives, loads of communication back and forth keeping us updated on progress, great news they managed to recover all data and supplied a donor drive to us, sent special delivery and received next day. Very pleased with the service given and will recommend them to anyone who needs help with any data needs. Reasonable priced also.
Top marks to Louis thanks for all your help. - 4/27/2021
Ian Dinwiddie
Rescued some old DVDs with family VHS recordings on them. Now easily accessible and useable MP4s. Friendly staff and fab result! - 7/19/2021
Chris Goodhill
Many thanks to the whole team! Facing near disaster when our business laptop hard drive failed we contacted East Coast Data Recovery. From the outset their understanding of our problem was obvious. Drove from the Highlands and dropped in late morning on the Friday. By the time we got back that day they had phoned and confirmed that the data was recoverable. The laptop was ready to be picked up on the Monday afternoon with a new, fully functioning hard drive and 100% data recovered! Cannot recommend enough to anyone suffering the same fate! Needless to say we now have three separate back ups!! Many , many thanks to the whole team. Chris & Kim - 11/04/2022
Daniel Johnston
I had a great experience with Louis and ECDR who were very professional, communicative and- most importantly- knowledgeable and skilled. - 11/08/2021
Andrea Fabiana
I got in touch with East Coast Data Recovery after I dropped my laptop and the hard drive started clicking. I was in panic as I fear I could lose all my data and most importantly, my recent pictures from my holidays. I went to my local repair shop in Newington first but they couldn't help me. So I took it to PC World who wanted to charge me £80 up front without any guarantee I would get my data back. So finally I called East Coast Data Recovery and they told me to bring the drive to their shop so they could have a look. It took a few days but they got back to me with the list of what they could retrieve from my drive saying if I didn't want it, I could still take the drive back free of charge. Long story short, I got my data with my pictures back and I'm very happy with the service. - 4/10/2018
Mark White
Managed to get years of pictures back from damaged external HD. Thanks. - 3/09/2020
Sarah Neville
Phenomenal service - cannot recommend this company enough!! I had a near disaster when my hard-drive stopped working early one evening. A quick search on google and I found East Coast Data Recovery. I emailed and got a response within the hour. They were so kind and helped me to understand their process for recovering the data, both over email and by phone. Incredibly they were able to recover everything in about 4 days. A miracle! Even the counter service in store was brilliant. ‘Thank you’ doesn’t seem to express my gratitude enough. Best wishes to the team! - 5/28/2025
Gemma Cowley
This company is amazing. Would highly recommend. I was taking photos of a wedding and the SD card that I had all the photos on reformatted and I had 'lost' all the images! They worked overtime and recovered all the images for me. I searched on google and they were the only company that was still open after 5pm in Edinburgh. I took the card in at 5.40pm and by 9.30pm I received an email to say that they had recovered all the images. Top quality service! - 4/21/2022
Natalie Ralston
Couldn't recommend them enough. Found all my data for me! Excellent customer service. Thank you so much. - 5/10/2021
John Ferguson
A great service with good communication and expertise evident. I would trust Louis and Thibault to guide me in the mysterious world that is computing. - 9/09/2025
K L
Great service.Highly recommend - 9/14/2025
Malcolm MacCallum
Managed to retrieve all my data from a corrupted drive, great communication throughout, clearly identified the costs involved and very quickly carried out the work. Aftercare was also excellent - 6/28/2021
Beth Gribben
Five stars truthfully isn’t enough for East Coast Data Recovery.I initially took my MacBook Pro to Apple, who told me my T2 chip was damaged and even if they got it turned on, the data was gone. I had just finished a university course and needed this data to qualify, so this left me incredibly upset. I decided to try East Coast Data Recovery before giving in and I am so glad I did.The staff showed a level of understanding and empathy that really spoke to their professionalism. They understood how important this data was to me and were transparent about the chances of me getting it back.After over 6 months of limited progress, Louis refused to give into the problem and actually completed an additional training course specific to the issue I was facing. Mere days later, I was collecting 100% of my data; even the items in the bin! I cannot stress enough just how complex this issue was, and I am genuinely astounded that Louis managed to resolve the issue.The communication and customer service I received was second to none. I am so grateful for Louis and the rest of the team for helping me get such important data back. They managed what a massive company like Apple couldn’t. Moreover, they kept the price capped like they promised before realising just how bad the issue was. I was charged a quarter of what I was quoted everywhere else, and I truly don’t believe anyone else would have persevered the way Louis did.If you are looking for expert advice, successful data recovery, and excellent customer service all at a reasonable price, don’t look any further.Thanks again to the team. - 2/22/2026
Jacob Stankiewicz
Very good data recovery service, cannot recommend enough! Fast, courteous and professional - 2/12/2026
Francesco Tedesco
Damaged an external hardrive with 10+ years of work in it. Louis managed to recover 99.8% and saved my life. Great service would recommend to anyone - 11/06/2025
Ann Tasker
Very helpful & knowledgeable. Great Communication. I was told elsewhere my data was lost & unrecoverable. East Coast Data Recovery managed to retrieve the irreplaceable photos. Absolutely superb. Thank you ......... - 4/10/2018
George Liston
Having attempted to retrieve our wedding photographs from a USB drive, it became apparent that the storage medium was damaged and it was likely that some files had been corrupted or lost. The team tried several techniques, ultimately being unable to recover everything, but recovering a very significant number of images that are very important to us. I have no hesitation in recommending this small business for trying several techniques to recover many of our precious images. Thank you, East Coast Data Recovery. - 6/01/2026
doug robertson
When we lost our house in a fire I thought we'd lost 20+ years of digital photography and several hundred CD's worth of music files, but fortunately East Coast took the damaged external drive and very promptly returned everything intact on a new drive. Better service than I could have wished for. Thanks Louis. - 6/21/2021
Oliver Buchanan
Thank you so much to East Coast Data Recovery. I had 4 very old external hard-drives that would not work. East Coast Data Recovery recovered all data from all drives. I will never go anywhere else for this kind of job. Brilliant team of brilliant, kind, fair, and thoughtful humans who go the extra mile. Thank you !!!! <3 - 2/06/2023
Paul MacInnes
Excellent service from the full team - after initial consultation I used east coast data recovery to ensure my last twenty years of photographs were properly backed up and recovered onto two new HDD drives (one as a spare back up of the back up) good advice which I’m now feeling much more relaxed about ! Travelled from Glasgow to use them in person rather than send away to England. Cost was much more competitive that way too. Would recommend highly 😁 - 12/07/2022
Stella Gooch
Many thanks. 🙂 - 3/23/2022
A Google User
Great service and very professional. Recovered almost 20 years of photos and videos from my crashed NAS drive for about half the price of the first company I tried. Would definitely recommend. - 3/28/2019
Frances Elliot
The team successfully rescued data on an old external hard drive which was not fully backed up as I had been abroad for a few months. Excellent service and good advice as well. All the data was fine. - 5/08/2025
Ina Morken
East Coast Data Recovery were extremely efficient, friendly and professional and managed to retrieve all my data from my harddrive that had taken a fall for the cheapest price out of all the quotes i were given. really recommend them - 6/20/2021
Pirita Tuisku
Best customer service I have got a while!! They were super helpful and quick to give me answers! Really recommend!!
Even though my hard drive could not be saved, I understand why and also got recommendation which devise to use next.
Thank you for the whole team there! - 3/16/2022
Bill Thompson
Went above and beyond saving a TB of data off my hard drive - would definitely recommend. - 12/09/2021
Daniel Carbonell
Excellent service. Louis from East Coast Data Recovery managed to reattach a chip that broke off the board and I got all my data back. - 12/17/2025
Robin Gibson
My iPhone was in my pocket in the swimming pool for 15 minutes and was ruined. I had no backup and I thought I had lost all my photos, WhatsApps and data. I was pretty distraught and approached Louis at East Coast Data Recovery in hope rather than expectation. Step by step he professionally and methodically went through the process of recovering all my data. I would have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone who thinks their data loss is irretrievable. - 5/14/2026
Stuart Hudson
Great service and very professional. Recovered almost 20 years of photos and videos from my crashed NAS drive for about half the price of the first company I tried. Would definitely recommend. - 3/28/2019
Fiona Doring
Can’t recommend Louis and his team highly enough. Excellent customer service and managed to save my precious photos after a hard drive fail. - 10/08/2021
Lauren Mairs
After dropping my external hard drive they managed to recover absolutely everything! Really fast, efficient service. So happy to have all my files recovered!!! - 4/10/2018
Ged Convey
The whole team are completely delightful and did a brilliant job. Would definitely go back if the need arises. - 3/01/2022
Alex Ragwen
Extremely great data recovery service, and friendly guy. Cannot find a better service. Will always recommend East Coast Data Recovery. - 10/02/2025
Alistair Lucas
Outstanding support - can’t recommend highly enough - 5/18/2026
A Google User
Highly recommend using east coast recovery as they know exactly what they are doing,
My WD passport 2tb had a very light fall and stopped working as my laptop wasn’t picking it up anymore even though the lights still powered up, I tried it in a different pc and laptop but no luck.
Louis from data recovery dealt with my issues from start to finish and kept me fully updated
Friends and family recommended east coast and i am very happy that I gave it to them as it contained all my memories with videos and pictures of my family and kids and 99.99% of the data was recovered this could have been a lot worse.
The 0.01% of videos still now come on but with slight skip but hardly noticeable
I recommend anyone reading this that you back up your data to another 2 backups, I learnt this the hard way.
Thank you Louis you are a life saver. - 7/06/2020
Simon Forder
I can't recommend these guys highly enough. After a catastrophic data loss caused by a Microsoft update, I now have most of what I lost back again. Communication from Louis was prompt and accurate, and he was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Thanks very much 🙏 - 4/01/2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you recover data from a clicking hard drive?
Yes. Clicking usually indicates head failure — one of the most common faults we deal with. We replace the damaged heads with matched donor parts in our clean-air environment. Don’t power the drive on again if it’s clicking — contact us first for advice.
My external hard drive was dropped. Can it be recovered
Almost certainly, yes. A drop typically damages the read heads or causes internal misalignment. We see this every week. Bring it in or post it tous for a free assessment — no charge if we can’t recover anything.
Do you offer a no fix, no fee service?
Yes. If we assess your drive and cannot recover your data, there is no charge. We’ll return your drive free of charge too. This applies to any drive that hasn’t been opened internally. The plastic casing is not part of the internal drive and can be removed without affecting the internal drive — contact us first for advice.
Can you recover data from an M1 or M2 MacBook, IPhones and IPads?
Yes — we’re one of a very small number of independent specialists in Scotland who can do this. The SSD is soldered to the logic board on M1/M2 Macs, which requires board-level repair before recovery can begin. We can also work on Apple IPhones, Ipads and Android devices.
Do you accept drives by post from outside Edinburgh?
Yes. We accept drives from anywhere in Scotland and the UK. Use signed-for post and include your contact (email and address/phone) details. We’ll assess and contact you before any work begins.
I used these guys three times already and I could not believe what they’re able to do. I had proper data loss which I thought I could’ve never recovered but the guys made a superb job each and every time. I’m extremely pleased with their service: highly professional, very helpful in explaining what they do […]
R. Nuzzo August 2021
The service I received from Eastcoast data was exemplary, they explained everything very clearly, kept me informed, the service was very quick and most importantly they were able to retrieve my data for which I am very grateful. Many thanks again.
Anne Dunn, Edinburgh. May 21
Excellent customer service from start to finish. The staff couldn’t have been more helpful, with all options clearly explained, and a pleasure to deal with
Ian Cameron, Edinburgh
East Coast Data Recovery are outstanding. They managed to recover ALL my 512Gb of lost data from a failed MacBook SSD, when Apple themselves couldn’t even connect to the drive. They worked flat out over 3 solid days to recover all my data. I highly recommend them to anyone who is unfortunate enough to suffer a drive failure.
Simon Chappie, Edinburgh
Called the guys at East Coast Data Recovery and within 48 hours, the guys managed to get off practically all the data from the damaged drive and back to me. Would definitely be using them again if I mess up again. Can recommend to all. These guys are life savers!
M Cockburn, Edinburgh
These guys are geniuses. Honestly, I couldn’t be more thankful. Absolutely incredible service, very quick and professional and if I have any issues in the future I’d definitely use these guys again. If you have any similar issues then you won’t regret using them.
Adrian Vahey, Edinburgh
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