Data Recovery
Unlock the Safe
When a computer refuses to start up, corrupted files are often the culprit. Think of this as having lost the combination to a safe - the valuables are still intact but you can't get to them.
PC Pitstop has specialised machines that recover your lost data, reset that combination and restore access.
See the team in-store for data recovery options from $90. With our 99% success rate, you can stress less!
Ontrack Data Recovery
For vitally important Hard Drives that are physically damaged or mutilated, there is an solution!
PC Pitstop are agents for Ontrack Data Recovery - a worldwide data recovery company that is the best in the business.
When your hard drive has failed and recovery from backups are not an option, Ontrack Data Recovery can recover your precious data.
PC Pitstop are agents for Ontrack Data Recovery - a worldwide data recovery company that is the best in the business.
When your hard drive has failed and recovery from backups are not an option, Ontrack Data Recovery can recover your precious data.
Ontrack is the leader in data recovery and is used by all the major corporations in Australia for disaster recovery. Ontrack can recover information from physical damage such as fire, flood, shock and mechanical failure, as well as accidental deletion or complete format / wipe.
When directed by your technician please submit the completed form by clicking here, detailing your data loss situation to your Data Recovery specialist. If you prefer to speak to a Data Recovery specialist over the phone, please call Ontrack at 1800 872 259 quoting 3177871 in order to benefit from special pricing.
When directed by your technician please submit the completed form by clicking here, detailing your data loss situation to your Data Recovery specialist. If you prefer to speak to a Data Recovery specialist over the phone, please call Ontrack at 1800 872 259 quoting 3177871 in order to benefit from special pricing.
What are Bad Sectors?
In this image Bad Sectors are shown on a Drive Map of a 320GB Hard Drive. Sectors are the areas your pictures, data and programs are stored on your Hard Drive.
This Hard Drive has 18492 Bad Sectors. It usually takes only 100 Bad Sectors to render your Hard Drive useless. Bad Sectors are caused by a range of influences ranging from power outage, improper system shutdown, physical shock, stress, heat, age and drive defection. In this case show above the cause of the Bad Sectors was due to drive malfunction.
The owner of this Hard Drive sent it to Ontrack Data recovery where they were able to gain access to the MYOB files, saving weeks of manual labour.
We cannot stress the point of backing up enough. Bad sectors can develop at any time and cause problems from strange computer operation all the way to missing files and your computer not starting at all with all your files gone.
In this image Bad Sectors are shown on a Drive Map of a 320GB Hard Drive. Sectors are the areas your pictures, data and programs are stored on your Hard Drive.
This Hard Drive has 18492 Bad Sectors. It usually takes only 100 Bad Sectors to render your Hard Drive useless. Bad Sectors are caused by a range of influences ranging from power outage, improper system shutdown, physical shock, stress, heat, age and drive defection. In this case show above the cause of the Bad Sectors was due to drive malfunction.
The owner of this Hard Drive sent it to Ontrack Data recovery where they were able to gain access to the MYOB files, saving weeks of manual labour.
We cannot stress the point of backing up enough. Bad sectors can develop at any time and cause problems from strange computer operation all the way to missing files and your computer not starting at all with all your files gone.
