laboratory-microscope-tri-state data recovery FOUNDED IN NEW JERSEY – EST. 2011 – NEVER OUTSOURCED

Data Recovery for South Jersey
By the Lab That Started Here

A local secure certified data recovery laboratory for New Jersey - Tri-State Data Recovery

2011

Formed in New Jersey


Read our Story in the Press of Atlantic City (c. 2012)

  • Most cases completed within a week without paying expedited charges
  • Same day appointments and rush service available for emergency cases
  • Featured in the Press of Atlantic City, The MainLine Times, & The Philadelphia Inquirer Local press, real stories
  • 45 Minutes from Camden County Via the Ben Franklin or Walt Whitman
  • Military, Veteran, Student & Teacher Discount 20% off with valid ID
  • Independently tested ISO Class 4 clean rooms  – Filters are maintained and the room is particle-tested on a recurring schedule
  • HIPAA Certified Security Professional – No Outsourcing or HIPAA Violations

Most data recovery companies “serve” South Jersey with a call center and a shipping label. Tri-State Data Recovery was formed in New Jersey in 2011 — our earliest recoveries were for families and businesses in Vineland, Pennsauken, Blackwood, and Atlantic City, and our story was featured in the Press of Atlantic City. Today our certified clean-room laboratory sits just across the bridges — close enough to drive to, meet the engineer, and watch your case stay in one set of hands.

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OUR ROOTS

We Didn’t Expand Into South Jersey. We Started Here.

🗞️ A New Jersey story from the beginning

Tri-State Data Recovery was formed in New Jersey in 2011, recovering drives for South Jersey & Delaware families and businesses years before national chains put “NJ” on their landing pages. Our story was featured in the Press of Atlantic City, and our earliest cases were exactly the kind you’ll read about below — like a Vineland family’s dropped external drive holding their son’s baby pictures, recovered at 98% after other companies called it hopeless.

Fifteen years later, the company has grown into a certified clean-room laboratory with clients that include hospitals, universities, and law enforcement — but the South Jersey cases never stopped. Scroll down and read the reviews on this page: Vineland, Pennsauken, Atlantic City, Blackwood, Sicklerville, Brick, Lincroft. Real names, real towns, verifiable stories — not the stock testimonials on a national chain’s template page.

When you call us, you’re not reaching a franchise that discovered South Jersey on a marketing map. You’re reaching the lab that grew up here.

WHO WE SERVE IN SOUTH JERSEY

Businesses, Professionals & Families

Tri-State Data Recovery was established in Gloucester County, New Jersey in 2011, moved to Gloucester City in Camden County in 2013, and relocated across the bridge to Pennsylvania in 2015 — where the lab could grow into the certified clean-room facility our South Jersey clients use today. The address changed. The client base never did.

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For South Jersey Businesses

From the office corridors along Routes 70 and 73 in Cherry Hill and Marlton, to the medical and academic anchors around Cooper University Health Care and Rutgers–Camden, out to the shore’s hospitality industry — South Jersey businesses run on servers, NAS devices, and QuickBooks files that rarely have the backups everyone assumed. When they fail, shipping your company’s complete dataset to an unknown out-of-state lab shouldn’t be the only option.

  • RAID, NAS & server recovery with business-down priority service
  • HIPAA-compliant handling for medical and legal practices
  • Court-ready forensic documentation when litigation requires it
  • Direct coordination with your IT provider or MSP

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For Residents & Families

Wedding videos, baby pictures, school work, a lifetime of photos on a dropped external drive — these are the South Jersey cases we’ve been recovering since 2011, and the reason our earliest reviews come from Vineland, Blackwood, and Egg Harbor.

  • Drive over and meet the engineer working your case in person
  • Firm quote before any recovery work begins
  • No recovery = no charge beyond the diagnostic
  • 20% military, veteran, student & teacher discount with valid ID

WHAT WE RECOVER

Every Drive Type, One Laboratory Across the Bridge

From a single laptop drive to a business’s failed server, every South Jersey case is worked entirely in our certified clean-room laboratory — never shipped to a third party.

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Hard Drive Recovery

Clicking, dropped, or dead hard drives — recovered in our certified clean rooms with donor-part matching done in-house. Clean room recovery →

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SSD & NVMe Recovery

Firmware corruption and controller failure on modern solid-state drives, addressed with specialized in-house tools. SSD recovery →

Database Database

RAID, NAS & Server Recovery

Failed arrays and NAS devices for South Jersey businesses — imaged, reconstructed, and recovered without leaving our lab. RAID recovery →

Drive Drive

External & Flash Drive Recovery

Bent and snapped flash drives repaired with precision micro-soldering — the chip holding your data usually survives. Flash drive recovery →

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Apple & Mac Recovery

MacBooks, iMacs, and Fusion Drives — including the T2 and Apple Silicon cases Apple Stores can’t help with. Apple recovery →

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External & Dropped Drives

The most common South Jersey case we see — WD, Seagate, and LaCie externals that fell, clicked, and stopped. External drive recovery →

THE COST OF PROFESSIONAL DATA RECOVERY

Active military, veterans, first responders, seniors, students & teachers receive a permanent 20% discount with valid ID. Full pricing is published on our pricing page — we publish it because most of this industry won’t.

$106

Diagnostic · Per Drive · Tax Included

Applied toward a successful recovery. Tells you what failed, odds of success – if it’s worth the attempt, and what it will cost, before you commit to anything.

$400+

Typical Single-Drive Recovery

Depends on whether the failure is logical, electronic or mechanical. Clean room work with donor parts sits higher. You get a phone call with a firm quote first.

Reviews From Your Side of the Bridge & Featured Stories

Real names, real New Jersey towns — a small sample of the South Jersey cases we’ve recovered since 2011.

 

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“I called Don in an absolute panic. Our business lost ALL of its data on a RAID hard-drive configuration. It was an absolutely HORRIBLE feeling that left me sick.

I called Don and shot over to his lab on a Friday night. I was impressed with his set-up. I explained the severity of the situation. He promised he would work day and night to recover our data, and he did. We would have been totally FINISHED if we did not recover the data. The corruption was BAD. If it were not for Don, I would have lost 2 years of work. I thought he was expensive – then I called others! His pricing was VERY reasonable.

Thanks again Don.”

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“Best experience with a professional I’ve ever had. I dropped my useless drive by his office on a Friday afternoon and 24 hours later–yes, on a Saturday afternoon–I had all my information back in a brand spanking new external hard drive I could transfer to my new system, plus Don is the only one who will see your recovered information and will be kept in absolute confidence.

If your system crashes and your information is vital to you, don’t think twice about consulting Don at Tri-State Data Recovery! Money well spent!”

Luis Andrade
Sandpiper International S/S Agencies Inc.
Salem, NJ

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“It was the day before a huge event I was preparing for work, and just my luck, my external failed to power up when plugged in. Everything I had been working on for the past few months was on that external and I needed it recovered immediately. Don recovered ALL of my data in under three hours!”

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“I have a dental practice, and everything is digital and computerized. When my RAID server failed with all critical data, I needed to find someone to operate quickly and meet HIPAA compliance. I called Don Anderson to get us up and running. He is very professional and competent. I felt confident in his ability to restore the data, which he did expeditiously.”

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“My 1TB WD external hard drive fell about 2 1/2 feet to the carpeted floor. Then I heard a clicking sound and it just stopped. We stored all of our files on that drive, including our son’s baby pictures. I was repeatedly told there was nothing anyone could do for it. Don was able to recover 98% of our files — every file of importance was found intact, and he charged us much less than the other estimates we received.“

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Jamal Wells
4 days ago
Don Anderson at Tri-State Data Recovery in King of Prussia was a tremendous help when my laptop’s SSD failed. As a Philadelphia architect and business owner, I deeply appreciated that he made an exception to fit me in despite having a medical appointment, recognizing the urgency. That kind of dedication is hard to find. His advanced expertise, including testing down to the component level, was matched by his personable, easygoing manner. He was a pleasure to talk with and helped make a stressful situation easier. Thanks to his high-level experience and clear recommendations, my laptop is now back up and running. I highly recommend Don for his expertise, honesty, and exceptional care. I would definitely use his services again.
I cannot say enough great things about Don Anderson and Tri-State Data Recovery! As a military veteran living in Coatesville, PA, finding a business that is trustworthy, reliable, and genuinely cares about its customers means a lot to me. From start to finish, Don was absolutely fantastic to work with. He was professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly responsive throughout the entire process. What impressed me most was his willingness to take the time to explain everything in detail, making sure I understood the recovery process and what to expect. He was upfront, honest, and never made me feel rushed or pressured. The service was fast, dependable, and exactly what you hope for when dealing with something as stressful as potentially losing important data. It's refreshing to work with someone who clearly takes pride in their work and values customer service. As a veteran, I also really appreciated learning that Tri-State Data Recovery offers a 20% discount to active-duty military members and veterans. It's a generous gesture and a great way to show appreciation for those who have served. If you're anywhere in the Chester County, Coatesville, or greater Philadelphia area and need data recovery services, I highly recommend reaching out to Don. His professionalism, integrity, communication, and customer service are second to none. Thank you, Don, for the outstanding service and for supporting our military and veteran community! You've earned my trust and my highest recommendation!
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Gayle Brown
2 weeks ago
Extremely happy to have found Don, and that all work is done locally in Montgomery County, PA. After suffering drive failure and hoping to retrieve the data, I reached out to a larger company offering data recovery. While they advertised the service, they in fact send work elsewhere at an unbelievable cost. I made the decision to look for a local lab to control where my data would be handled securely. I found Tri-State Data Recovery!! Don was understanding, explained the process and pricing structure based on work required and successful recovery. I was very comfortable entrusting him with my data and even more pleased that he was able to recover it. Don makes it very easy to deliver equipment, provides updates throughout and has you verify before leaving with your data. I hope I don't need his services, but should another event occur I know who I will call immediately.
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Brian Howells
4 weeks ago
Don did incredible work retrieving data that I had almost given up hope on. Because of that, I managed to keep data that was very important to me. Don also worked fast and a process that I thought would take weeks only took a couple of days. I cannot recommend Tri-State Data Recovery enough.
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Joseph Houk
4 weeks ago
Huge thank you to Don and Tri-State Data Recovery for their transparency, time, effort, and overall professionalism. From start to finish, they kept us informed and updated throughout the entire process. They also provided additional guidance, support, and insights for secure data management and security practices for the future. Luckily for our case, their recovery effort was successful and we are beyond thankful to have found them. We highly recommend Don and Tri-State Data Recovery to everyone in the Greater Philadelphia area. A+ across the board!!
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CM K
4 weeks ago
I checked a few data recovery places and all of them were a racket. I wanted a person that I could hang off my drive too, that I could ask questions of, that would take the time to explain as well as listen to me. I wanted the personal touch. I definitely got that from Don at Tri-State Data Recovery. He was exceedingly patient and kind through the entire process. He explained everything thoroughly, detailing each step. And when he discovered that my drive was not as damaged as we thought, he was honest and didn't charge me through the roof. He was very fair and honest. If you are on the fence, go see Don. You will not regret it.
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T Bragg
4 weeks ago
Had Tri-State Data Recovery look at an old Seagate external drive that stopped working. Don explained what needed to be done, including clean room dismantling. His diagnosis was as he predicted and he successfully retrieved nearly all of the files, including decades of family pictures. Very competent and thorough.
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Janay Miller
2 months ago
I cannot say enough wonderful things about Mr. Don. Although my data could not ultimately be recovered, he still deserves every one of these five stars. Mr. Don carefully examined my flash drive and explained that it was a monolithic device. Because of the severe way it had broken internally, recovering the data was unfortunately beyond what was technically possible. I want to make it very clear that this outcome was not a reflection of his knowledge or ability. Mr. Don is exceptionally knowledgeable, experienced, honest, and professional. I genuinely believe that if my data had been humanly recoverable, he would have found a way to retrieve it. Unfortunately, my flash drive did not simply need a data-recovery expert—it needed a miracle from God! What impressed me most was Mr. Don’s honesty and compassion. He did not make unrealistic promises, take advantage of my desperation, or pretend that he could perform the impossible. Instead, he patiently explained the problem and taught me an invaluable lesson about never storing important information in only one location—especially on a flash drive. Because of his advice, I now understand how important it is to maintain multiple backups of irreplaceable files. Of course, losing my data is heartbreaking, but sometimes unfortunate things happen in life. Even without the outcome I desperately wanted, Mr. Don still gave me something valuable: honest answers, greater knowledge, and guidance that can help prevent this from happening again. I wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Don to anyone needing data-recovery services. His expertise is impressive, but his integrity, kindness, patience, and professionalism are what truly distinguish him. A five-star professional is not only someone who succeeds when recovery is possible—it is also someone who is honest and compassionate when it is not. Mr. Don is exactly that kind of professional. Thank you, Mr. Don, for doing everything within your ability and for treating me with such dignity and care during an extremely stressful experience.
Don went above and beyond throughout the entire process. Not only was he incredibly thorough and thoughtful, but when I underestimated the storage I needed, he transferred everything to a larger drive at no additional cost, even though it took him twice as long. He is knowledgeable, patient, positive, and genuinely cares about his clients. After working with him, it’s easy to understand why he has so many five-star reviews. If you need data recovery or file transfers, I highly recommend contacting Don. Thank you again, Don!
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RZR
3 months ago
Fast, expert service. I highly recommend!!
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J G
4 months ago
I contacted Tri-State Data after my daughter knocked my laptop on the ground and destroyed an attached USB drive. I initially called Staples, who told me that there was a high probability that they would send it to another location to assess the damage and get it fixed. I didn’t like the idea of my important files being sent somewhere that I didn’t know. My husband found Tri-State Data when looking for a reputable company in the area. Don responded to my call quickly. He worked with me to drop my USB off the next day. I appreciate that he gave me a timeframe for when he could assess the damage and call me back. He did exactly what he said he would. I dropped my USB off on a Thursday and had the recovered data by Tuesday. Don was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about data recovery. I highly recommend Tri-State Data to anyone needing to recover their data. It’s scary to have lost documents and nice to know that there are people who can help. Thanks, Don!
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Julie Furru
4 months ago
Don was very knowledgeable, professional, and kind! He explained everything well, kept in contact with me, and recovered all the data I needed. Thank you so much, Don!!!
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Ed Hydock
4 months ago
Don did an incredible job recovering every piece of data on what I thought was a broken hard drive. The service is not cheap, but the information I thought I'd lost was incredibly important. So the price was absolutely worth the piece of mind that comes from having those materials back. Highly recommend!
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Dan Haas
6 months ago
don at tri state data recovery is a true trusted professional; a rare find in the cluttered world of data recovery. no sales gimmicks - just efficient, expert services delivered from his local lab! he recovered my data where others failed. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
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Steve Kellner
7 months ago
I was in a panic after my hard drive became inaccessible and I feared that I had lost decades of pictures into the abyss. After doing some research and finding Don and Tri-State he put my mind at ease and was able to recover everything. I can't recommend him enough, very down to earth and easy to understand the intricacies of the process. I'd give 100 stars if possible!
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Karen Lindsay
9 months ago
In a total panic, I thought I lost everything on a work related flash drive!! Thanks to Don at Tri-State Recovery - he saved the day! I can't tell you how much time he saved me on recovering this flash drive ! Will absolutely recommend his services !! Thank you!!!
Accidentally bent my very important Flash Drive with many years worth of work! Don was able to recover the information and allow me to get back to work! I am following his recommendation to back up my work more often, but he definitely saved the day!! What a relief!! Will absolutely recommend this service !
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William Meeryeck
9 months ago
Don from Tri-State Data Recovery did a superb job in the clean room recovering data from my WD EasyStore 5TB usb drive. I had stupidly left it attached to my desktop when trying to install additional RAM. It fell to the floor. What's worse, I even dropped it a 2nd time! When I plugged it in, the system wouldn't even recognize it... I brought the drive to Geek Squad with high hopes. Alas, they said there was nothing that could be done, it needed recovery done in a clean room. I was very lucky! Don was able to recover well over 95% of my data. And it's running perfectly now (a month later). Thank you Don so much!!!
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Dave Gagliardi
4 years ago
Don at Tri State Data Recovery is a pleasure to deal with. He got some data recovery done for me within a few days. I had gotten a computer a few years ago at a big electronics store (BestBuy), and the SSD failed, and that store's G-Squad couldn't get the data off the hard drive. I called Tri State Data Recovery, and I was able to get an appointment soon, and met with Don, who is a wealth of information. He is friendly and helpful, and right away gives you a feeling that you've gone to the right place. He contacted me later that day and said he was fairly sure he could recover most or all of the data, and he gave me a timeframe of a few days, and then exactly on the day he said it would be ready, he contacted me again and said that he got it all done successfully, and at the promised price. It was top notch customer service, and I cannot imagine any better service. I am recommending to the company that I work for, that if we need data recovery services, that Don at Tri State Data Recovery should be enlisted for that. If you ever have the need for Data Recovery services, you should call Don at Tri State Data Recovery. He is extremely knowledgeable, and he is more than willing to teach you about how to avoid the problems that led you to his services, and to generally educate you about hard drives, and other electronic storage devices, plus its likely that he'll be able to assist in recovering data for you, although he notes that there are some times when data cannot be recovered. But he can guide you on what devices to buy (or avoid buying), and about backing-up data, so that you'll never need his services. Overall, my experience with Tri State Data Recovery could not have been better. I wish every business were this good.
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Matthew Groth
4 years ago
Don did an awesome job in recovering the data from my hard drive that had failed with little warning. I feared that much of the stuff was lost forever, but thanks to Don's efforts about 99.9% of it was able to be recovered. What a relief! I would highly recommend Tri-State Data Recovery Services for anybody who finds themselves in a similar situation.
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Rad D
4 years ago
Don does the great job. Most likely the best data recovery service in the country. They won't ship your hard drive out of state or even out of the country, they do all the work on site. There are a lot of computer stores offering this service, but all they do is outsource it. Tri-State saves you money y doing everything in house. Very highly recommended.
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Roger Wilson
4 years ago
Don was great! He managed to recover all my data from a hard drive that was corrupted and kept shutting down. The job was done quickly and the results were well worth the cost, saving me a TON of time and effort to reconstruct the information. He also provided guidance on backup systems and utilities to help avoid a similar incident in the future. Highly recommend!!
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Elaine Leigh
4 years ago
What a lifesaver! Don was extremely helpful, honest, and thorough in helping me recover really important data on a damaged external hard drive. He was available and communicated with me every step of the way and helped me get everything back! I am so impressed and would highly recommend this service for your most challenging data recovery needs.
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Katie Pressler
4 years ago
HIGHLY Recommend Tri-State Data Recovery for any data loss. This company is the real deal - there are many companies that pose as recovery specialists but they will send your device to a 3rd party "recovery business" and will scam you for your money and not recover your data. Not the case with Tri-State! They were able to recover 98% of my data which has me speechless because I was convinced I would never see my files again. Don informs you of each step in the process making it smooth and easy. Couldn't be more grateful!
Don helped us recover a drive that went haywire and could have cost us an incredible loss to production. Thankfully, Don was able to quickly recover everything. He's fast, informative throughout the process, and gave us great information to avoid issues like this in the future. If you've experienced a loss of data, call Tri-State Data Recovery Services first!
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Kyle H
4 years ago
what an amazing experience I had at Tri State Data. I highly recommend using them. I had my main server for my company go down and my back up failed and not only did Don get me right in because it was an emergency, but he did it fast and didn't take advantage of me on price when everyone else I called clearly was. They were fast and got 100% recovery which from what I hear isn't easy to do. They saved me months of data entry Do yourself a favor and call them you will not regret it!
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Heather Teter
4 years ago
Don was a life saver with being able to save my files. I had a passport external drive and it wasn't loading to my Mac or any other devices. I asked around and was directed to Don. I was super happy that he was local and I could drive to his office. I really didn't want to mail my drive somewhere. I wanted to be able to have a conversation and be able to trust the person with my files. Don is very knowledgeable, kind and I trust him. I spoke with him on the phone and then delivered my drive later that day. He was able to take a look at it and was able to save about 95% of my files. WONDERFUL! The drive had business files, personal files and photos on it. He did such a wonderful job and was quick. I was able to pickup the recovered files within the week. Thank You Don! I really appreciate it! :)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

South Jersey Data Recovery FAQ

South Jersey is where Tri-State Data Recovery began. The company was formed in New Jersey in 2011 and was featured in the Press of Atlantic City before growing into its current laboratory headquarters. Our lab sits just across the bridges from Camden County — closer and safer than shipping your drive to a potentially suspicious national lab in another state, and you can meet the engineer working your case in person.

For most of Camden, Burlington, and Gloucester counties, our laboratory is roughly 45 minutes away via the Ben Franklin or Walt Whitman bridges. Driving your drive to our headquarters — and meeting the person who will actually work on it — eliminates shipping damage risk, chain-of-custody uncertainty, and the multi-week queues of mail-in services; even NJ-based mail-in labs commonly quote four to five weeks standard turnaround. Compare that with the reviews on this page — Cherry Hill and Atlantic City customers whose drives were recovered within hours of drop-off. Several of the South Jersey reviews on this page came from customers who tried other routes first.

All of them. Our client history spans Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Atlantic, Cumberland, and Ocean counties — Cherry Hill, Vineland, Atlantic City, Pennsauken, Blackwood, Sicklerville, Egg Harbor, Marlton, Mount Laurel, Moorestown, Voorhees, Glassboro, Brick, and beyond. If you’re not able to make the drive, call us — we’ll walk you through the safest options for your situation.

Power it off immediately and do not plug it back in — every additional power-on risks the damaged heads scraping the platters where your data lives. Then see our dropped hard drive emergency guide for the full first-10-minutes checklist, and call (800) 798-0727 before anyone else touches it.

Every case starts with a diagnostic which applies toward the total recovery cost, after which you receive a firm quote before any work begins — no recovery, no charge beyond the diagnostic, and no hidden fees. Simple logical recoveries start around $400 based off of time; physical clean-room cases run higher. See our full pricing breakdown for current rates by recovery level.

SERVING ALL OF SOUTH JERSEY

AREAS WE SERVE

Cherry HillCamdenVinelandAtlantic CityRunnemedeMillville
PennsaukenBlackwoodDeptfordSicklerville

Egg Harbor Township
Cape May
Mount Laurel
Moorestown
VoorheesHaddonfieldGlassboroMedford
Washington Township
Brick
Toms RiverAvalonStone HarborStrathmere

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🎖 Military & Veterans Discount

Tri-State Data Recovery proudly offers a permanent 20% discount on all data recovery services for active military and veterans with valid military ID. We understand your sacrifice and are honored to serve those who served us.

South Jersey Data Loss?
Come Back to Where We Started.

Formed in New Jersey in 2011. Featured in the Press of Atlantic City. Trusted by fifteen years of South Jersey families and businesses whose reviews you just read. Your drive never leaves our hands — and you can watch it stay that way.