Vancouver's Most Trusted Certified SSD Recovery Lab

Expert SSD
Data Recovery in Vancouver, BC.

Your SSD stopped working. Not detected. Dead. Suddenly gone. Whatever it is doing right now — stop. Do not restart the device. Do not plug it back in. RecoveryMaster is a certified SSD data recovery lab serving Vancouver, BC from our facility at 14935 100th Ave, Surrey — minutes from downtown Vancouver via the Pattullo or Port Mann Bridge. Free diagnostic on every case. No Data, No Fee. You verify your files before you pay anything.

Free Diagnostic — Always
No Data, No Fee
23,000+ Devices Recovered
98% Success Rate
Data Never Leaves BC
Free Pickup Across Vancouver
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Serving Vancouver · Track Record
23K+Devices Recovered
98%Success Rate
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Ace Lab PC-3000 & NAND extraction tools
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Chip-level controller bypass capability
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Files never browsed · chain of custody
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14935 100th Ave, Surrey · 604-767-1701
The Real Question

Your SSD failed. Is your Vancouver data gone?

No — and that matters more than most Vancouver clients realize. SSDs store data on NAND flash chips , not spinning platters. When an SSD fails — whether it's a MacBook in Kitsilano, a workstation in Yaletown, or a home desktop in East Van — the failure is almost always in the controller, firmware, or PCB. Not the chips where your files actually live.

What destroys recovery chances is what happens after the failure. Plugging it back in. Running Disk Drill or Recuva. Trying to boot from it one more time. Each of these forces a failing controller to operate under fault conditions and can corrupt the translation layer.

Disconnect the drive now. Do not reconnect it. Vancouver clients who contact RecoveryMaster first — before attempting anything — have the highest recovery success rates.

If your laptop's SSD is soldered to the board, see our laptop data recovery page for board-level recovery details.
Critical · Read Now
If your SSD is not detected, showing errors, or suddenly dead — do not keep reconnecting it. Every reconnection forces a failing controller to re-initialize under fault conditions. Stop now. Free pickup available across Vancouver.
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Identify Your Problem

What is your SSD doing right now?

Different SSD symptoms point to different failure types. RecoveryMaster serves all Vancouver neighbourhoods — Downtown Vancouver, East Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Burnaby, and the broader Metro Vancouver area.

Medium–High 🖥️

SSD Not Detected or Recognized

Not showing in BIOS, Windows, or Mac — controller failure, PCB damage, or corrupted service area. Every reconnection from your Vancouver home or office forces a failing controller to re-initialize under fault conditions.

Stop reconnecting. Do NOT format the drive.
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Medium–High ⚠️

SSD Not Booting

Vancouver laptop or desktop hanging on startup, looping, or throwing drive errors — whether working from a condo in the West End, a studio in Mount Pleasant, or an office downtown — do not run startup repair tools on a physically failing SSD.

Do NOT run startup repair software on a physically failing SSD.
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High Severity 💀

SSD Suddenly Dead — No Warning

Working yesterday in your Vancouver home or office. Gone today. Typically full controller failure, PCB-level electrical damage, or NAND wear. NAND chips holding your files are usually intact.

Power off and disconnect immediately.
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Medium Severity 📁

Corrupted SSD — RAW or Missing Files

Common across Vancouver laptops, creative workstations, and home office setups. Drive detected but showing as RAW, wrong capacity, or missing files. Do not format under any circumstances.

Do NOT format. Do NOT write anything to the drive.
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High Severity 💻

MacBook SSD Not Working

From 2017 onwards, most MacBook SSDs are soldered to the logic board. Vancouver's general repair shops and Apple Stores cannot handle this — it requires a dedicated specialist lab with the right hardware.

Do NOT attempt DIY recovery on a soldered MacBook SSD.
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Lower Severity 🗑️

Accidentally Deleted or Formatted SSD

Data still present on NAND chips — the file system marked those regions as available. TRIM can actively erase those regions. Every minute the drive stays in use reduces recovery chances.

Stop using the drive immediately. Do NOT install software.
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Not sure which situation applies? RecoveryMaster's free diagnostic covers every SSD failure type across all form factors and brands — no charge even if you don't proceed. Vancouver clients receive free pickup, same-day dispatch available.

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The Process

How RecoveryMaster recovers SSD data for Vancouver clients — zero risk.

You carry zero financial risk from the moment you make contact. Free diagnostic on every case. Free pickup across Vancouver — your SSD goes directly from your address to the lab.

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Free Diagnostic — Always
A technician assesses your SSD and identifies the exact failure type — controller, firmware, NAND, PCB, or logical. No charge on every case. Vancouver clients can book free pickup from any neighbourhood, drop off, or use secure mail-in.
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Written Quote Before Any Work
A clear written quote with confirmed turnaround before anything starts. No surprise fees. Vancouver clients know exactly what they are approving before a single tool touches the drive.
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In-House Recovery at the Lab Serving Vancouver
Everything happens at our facility serving Vancouver and Metro Vancouver. Your drive never leaves British Columbia. Firmware repair, controller bypass, NAND extraction, or translation layer reconstruction — all in-house. Not consumer software.
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You Verify, Then You Pay
Verified file listing on completion. You confirm the files are present. Payment only after you verify. No other SSD data recovery service available to Vancouver clients operates this way.
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If recovery is not successful, you pay nothing. Not a reduced fee. Not a diagnostic charge. Zero — on every case, without exception.
Timeline

SSD data recovery turnaround times — serving Vancouver.

Vancouver clients at RecoveryMaster receive a standard turnaround of 3–5 business days — with same-day emergency SSD recovery available. Free pickup from all Vancouver neighbourhoods means same-day collection is available.

3–5 Days
Standard
No surcharge
Full assessment, written quote, and recovery at standard workflow. Available to all Vancouver clients.
2–3 Days
Priority Rush
Priority surcharge applies
Your Vancouver case moves to the front of the queue immediately after written approval.
24–48 Hrs
Urgent Rush
Urgent surcharge applies
A dedicated technician assigned exclusively to your case. Used frequently by Vancouver businesses who cannot wait.
Same Day
Emergency
Emergency surcharge applies
Drives received before noon. Mission-critical Vancouver cases only. Call 604-767-1701 directly.
No timeline is committed and no work begins until you have reviewed and approved the written quote.
Why Vancouver Chooses Us

Why choose RecoveryMaster over other SSD labs serving Vancouver?

Most places in Metro Vancouver charge a diagnostic fee before they tell you anything, send your Vancouver drive to a facility outside BC, and make you pay before you confirm a single file was recovered. RecoveryMaster does none of those things.

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The Closest Dedicated SSD Recovery Lab to Vancouver
The lab is a short drive from Vancouver via the Pattullo or Port Mann Bridge. Free pickup available from every Vancouver neighbourhood — Downtown, East Van, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Yaletown, West End, Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, and Delta.
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Specialist Hardware — Not Consumer Software
Ace Lab PC-3000 and specialist NAND extraction tools. Consumer software sends read commands through the SSD's controller. When the controller fails — which is the case in most SSD failures from Vancouver — consumer software does nothing. Ace Lab bypasses it entirely.
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98% Success Rate Across 23,000+ Recoveries
Documented across all case types — including SSD controller failures, firmware corruption, and cases that arrived after other labs in Vancouver had already attempted recovery and sent the drive back.
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You Verify Files Before Paying — No Conditions
If data is not recovered, you pay nothing — including no diagnostic fee. If recovery succeeds, you confirm your files from the verified listing before any payment. No other SSD recovery service available to Vancouver clients offers this.
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Your Data Never Leaves British Columbia
All imaging, NAND extraction, firmware repair, and file extraction happen in-house. No third-party facilities. No out-of-province transfers — for Vancouver clients with privacy or compliance concerns, this matters.
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Direct Technician Communication
You speak with the person actually working on your SSD — not a receptionist or support line. Direct updates throughout the entire process, whether you used the free Vancouver pickup or dropped off in person.
Customer Reviews

Trusted by Vancouver and Greater Vancouver customers.

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200+ verified Google reviews · 4.9 average rating

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"My Samsung 970 EVO NVMe just stopped showing up. No warning, nothing. Took it to a shop first — they told me it was dead and there was nothing they could do. RecoveryMaster had everything back in two days."

Michael T. · Burnaby, BC
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"Spilled water on my MacBook Pro. Took it to two places — both said the storage was gone because it was soldered. RecoveryMaster did chip-level work on the board and recovered everything. Every photo, every document."

Sandra L. · Vancouver, BC
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"My SanDisk Extreme fell off my desk and stopped showing up entirely. RecoveryMaster separated the enclosure from the drive, found the failure was in the enclosure board, and recovered all my files. Free assessment told me exactly what happened before I approved anything."

Aisha R. · Coquitlam, BC
Security Protocol

Data privacy & chain of custody at RecoveryMaster.

Your files are never opened . Not once. File integrity is verified through checksums and structure analysis only. For Vancouver businesses and professionals with sensitive data, every privacy protection is structural — not a stated policy.

Intake Logging
Every device photographed and logged with a unique case number, serial, model, and condition on arrival — including Vancouver pickup cases.
Restricted Access
Only your assigned technician handles your device throughout. No shared workstations, no cross-case access.
Files Never Browsed
File integrity verified through checksums and file-structure analysis only — not by opening or viewing your content.
Secure Delivery
Transferred to a new storage device shipped to your Vancouver address or via password-protected download. All lab copies permanently purged.
Your Original Device
After delivery confirmation, you decide: return it, hold it, or secure destruction. All lab data erased regardless.
Chain of Custody on Every Case
All Lab Copies Purged After Delivery
SSD Failure Types

SSD failure types RecoveryMaster recovers — in-house, serving Vancouver.

Every failure type below is handled at the lab serving Vancouver with specialist hardware — not consumer software.

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Controller Failure
The controller chip manages all communication between NAND memory and your computer. When it fails, the drive becomes undetected or unreadable.
Our fix: Controller bypass — data extracted directly from NAND memory chips using specialist hardware.
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Firmware Failure
SSD firmware maps where all data is stored on the NAND. Corruption causes erratic behaviour, wrong capacity, freezing on read, or failure to complete startup.
Our fix: Ace Lab PC-3000 addresses firmware failures directly — without risking the NAND data.
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NAND Wear & Bad Blocks
Heavy-use drives exhaust write cycles on each NAND cell. The drive becomes unstable, sectors go unreadable, and the file system degrades progressively.
Our fix: Specialist NAND imaging in-house before failure cascades further.
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Corrupted File System / RAW Drive
Drive detected but file system unreadable or partition disappeared. Translation layer corruption or interrupted write operations — do not format.
Our fix: Translation layer reconstruction — rebuilding the drive's internal file map without overwriting your data.
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Water or Electrically Damaged SSD
Liquid causes rapid PCB corrosion. Power surges destroy the PCB and sometimes the controller. NAND chips are typically intact if the drive is not powered on after damage.
Our fix: PCB repair or NAND extraction — do not power on after water exposure.
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SSD Chip-Off — NAND Extraction
When controller bypass and firmware repair are not possible, NAND chips are physically removed, read independently, and reassembled digitally — entirely in-house.
Our fix: Specialist chip-off procedure — the last resort that still recovers data when everything else fails.
Every SSD Type — Covered

NVMe, M.2, SATA, MacBook, External — all recovered in-house.

Every SSD type handled in-house — serving all Vancouver neighbourhoods and Metro Vancouver. Free pickup from all Vancouver addresses.

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NVMe SSD
PCIe NVMe drives in high-performance laptops, workstations, and desktops · controller, PCB, firmware, NAND
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M.2 SSD
SATA and NVMe M.2 form factor · not detected in BIOS, sudden death, corrupted file system
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SATA SSD
Common in older laptops, budget desktops, server environments · controller, firmware, bad blocks, PCB
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MacBook SSD
Soldered storage on MacBook Pro/Air 2017+ · chip-level NAND extraction & board-level work
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External SSD
Samsung T5/T7 · SanDisk Extreme · WD My Passport SSD · LaCie Rugged SSD · enclosure tested separately
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Enterprise SSD
SAS SSD · enterprise SATA · server-grade storage · PCIe and mSATA legacy formats
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Encrypted SSD
BitLocker · FileVault · hardware-encrypted drives · decryption after extraction with credentials
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Desktop SSD
All desktop SSD form factors · full failure coverage across consumer and prosumer hardware

SSD brands we recover in Vancouver

Samsung Western Digital WD Black NVMe SanDisk Crucial Kingston SK Hynix Seagate Intel Micron
Honest Advice

Don't do these after an SSD fails — they make recovery harder.

These are the actions that turn a recoverable SSD failure into an unrecoverable one. Vancouver clients who contact us before attempting anything have the highest success rates .

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Running Consumer Recovery Software
Disk Drill, Recuva, and similar programs work through the SSD's controller. On a failing drive, this forces a damaged controller to keep operating — accelerating failure and corrupting the translation layer.
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Repeated Power Cycling
Plugging in, waiting, unplugging, trying again is one of the fastest ways to turn a recoverable failure into an unrecoverable one. Each power cycle re-initializes a failing controller under stress.
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Flashing or Updating Firmware
Firmware repair is one of the most common SSD recovery procedures. Attempting it without specialist hardware destroys the original firmware mapping and can permanently brick the drive.
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Continuing to Use a Failing Laptop
If your Vancouver laptop is running from an SSD showing errors, every new write to that drive risks overwriting data that still needs to be recovered. Stop all use immediately.
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Assuming TRIM Already Erased Everything
TRIM is active on most modern SSDs but does not erase instantly and is not always enabled in all configurations. Do not assume the data is gone without a professional assessment first.
Free Pickup & Mail-In Service

Free Pickup Across Vancouver for SSD Data Recovery — No Travel Required.

RecoveryMaster dispatches free pickup across all Vancouver neighbourhoods — Downtown, East Van, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Burnaby, and beyond. Your SSD is assessed the same day it arrives. No Data, No Fee applies to every case.

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Contact RecoveryMaster
Call 604-767-1701 or submit online. A technician confirms the safest approach for your specific SSD and arranges free pickup from your Vancouver address — or provides packaging instructions if mailing from outside the pickup zone.
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Pickup From Your Vancouver Location
RecoveryMaster collects from your home, office, or any Vancouver address — no charge, no conditions. Mail-in clients ship to 14935 100th Ave, Surrey, BC V3R 1J6 via tracked service. Logged same day on arrival.
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In-House SSD Recovery
Diagnosed and recovered in-house using Ace Lab PC-3000 and specialist NAND extraction hardware. No third-party handling. Data never leaves BC. Written quote approved before any work begins.
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Data Returned — After You Confirm
Files delivered on a new storage device shipped to your Vancouver address or via password-protected download. You confirm files are present before payment. All lab copies then purged.
No Data, No Fee applies to every Vancouver pickup and mail-in SSD case — if recovery is not successful, you pay nothing.
Common Questions

SSD Data Recovery — frequently asked questions.

Straight answers about SSD recovery in Vancouver, cost, TRIM, and what to do right now.

Stop reconnecting it immediately. Power off and disconnect the drive. Do not run recovery software. Contact RecoveryMaster for a free diagnostic — free pickup available from any Vancouver neighbourhood, no charge even if you don't proceed.
SSD data recovery cost depends on the failure type. Logical failures are simpler than controller failure or chip-off NAND extraction. RecoveryMaster provides a free diagnostic and a written quote before any work begins. You pay only after your data is recovered and you confirm the files yourself. No diagnostic charge if recovery fails.
Yes, in most cases. A completely dead SSD has typically suffered controller failure, PCB damage, or firmware corruption — not destruction of the NAND chips where your files are stored. RecoveryMaster uses Ace Lab PC-3000 and specialist NAND extraction hardware. Free pickup available from Vancouver.
If RecoveryMaster cannot recover your SSD data, you pay nothing — no diagnostic fee, no partial charge, no admin cost. Zero. If recovery succeeds, you receive a verified file listing and confirm your files yourself before any payment is taken. This applies to every Vancouver case — walk-in, pickup, and mail-in.
Yes. Most MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models from 2017 onwards have storage soldered to the logic board — standard recovery is not possible. RecoveryMaster handles soldered MacBook SSD recovery in-house using chip-level NAND extraction. Free pickup available from Vancouver.
Not necessarily. TRIM marks regions for erasure but does not always execute immediately and is not active in all configurations. Even on drives where TRIM is enabled, recovery is often still possible. Do not assume the data is gone — get a free diagnostic first.
Standard: 3–5 business days. Priority Rush: 2–3 business days. Urgent Rush: 24–48 hours with a dedicated technician. Same-Day Emergency for mission-critical Vancouver cases — call 604-767-1701 directly. Timeline confirmed in the written quote after free diagnostic approval.
Insights

Insights from the lab.

Practical advice on data recovery, what to do when an SSD fails, and how to protect your files.

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Other Locations We Serve

Data recovery services across Greater Vancouver.

RecoveryMaster serves every community in Metro Vancouver. Free pickup from all locations listed below. Walk-in at our Surrey lab. Mail-in from anywhere in Canada.

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Get Started

Your SSD data is most likely still there — we'll get it back.

Your photos . Your work. Your memories. In most SSD failures, the data is still sitting on the NAND chips — untouched, waiting to be recovered. The window is open right now. Every power cycle narrows it. Free pickup across Vancouver.

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📍 14935 100th Ave, Surrey BC V3R 1J6
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🚗 Free pickup across Vancouver & all of Metro Vancouver
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RecoveryMaster
Certified data recovery lab in Surrey, BC. Drop-off, free pickup, mail-in from anywhere in Canada.
Surrey Vancouver Langley Burnaby Richmond Delta Coquitlam + All of Greater Vancouver
Address
14935 100th ave, Surrey BC V3R 1J6
Phone
604-767-1701
Email
hi@recoverymaster.ca
Hours
Mon–Sat · Walk-in
24/7 Emergency Support