Vancouver's Most Trusted Dedicated Data Recovery Lab

Professional
Data Recovery in Vancouver, BC.

Hard drive. SSD. SD card. Phone. NAS. Whatever device failed — the data is very likely still recoverable right now. RecoveryMaster is a certified data recovery lab serving Vancouver from our facility at 14935 100th Ave, Surrey, BC — with free pickup across all Vancouver neighbourhoods. Free diagnostic on every case. No Data, No Fee. You verify your files before you pay a single dollar.

Free Diagnostic — Always

No Data, No Fee

23,000+ Devices Recovered

98% Success Rate

Data Never Leaves BC

You Verify Files Before Paying

Start My Free Assessment 📞 Call 604-767-1701

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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HEPA-filtered clean bench for head swaps

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Files never browsed · chain of custody

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14935 100th Ave, Surrey · 604-767-1701

The Real Question

Is my data still recoverable?

Yes — in most failures, the data is still physically present on the device. Whether a hard drive is clicking, an SSD is not detected, a RAID array or NAS has dropped offline, or a phone will not turn on, the storage chips and platters almost always still hold your files. What matters now is what you do next.

The real risk is not the failure itself — it is what happens after. Every time a failing drive is powered on, damaged components operate under stress again. On a mechanically failing hard drive, a damaged read/write head can contact the platter on the very next spin — that is the point of permanent loss. On a failing SSD, repeated boot attempts can push the controller into a firmware lock state that makes recovery much harder.

Power the device off. Do not restart it. Talk to a professional data recovery service before you try anything else.

Looking for a specific device? See hard drive recovery Vancouver, SSD recovery Vancouver, iPhone & phone data recovery or RAID & NAS recovery.

Critical · Read Now

If your drive is clicking, not detected, or your computer won't boot — do not power it on again. Disconnect it. Every additional restart narrows the recovery window.

Get Your Free Diagnostic →

Identify Your Problem

What is your device doing right now?

Different symptoms point to different types of storage damage. Identifying the symptom early decides the correct recovery path — and improves the chance of a full recovery.

High Severity 🔊

Hard Drive Clicking or Grinding

The read/write heads are failing — each click risks permanent platter contact. This is the most time-sensitive failure type for internal and external hard drives.

Power off immediately. Do not restart. Do not shake the drive.

Hard drive recovery →

Medium–High ⚡

SSD or NVMe Not Detected

The drive vanished from BIOS, shows the wrong capacity, or appears as RAW. Usually a controller or firmware failure — the NAND chips still hold your files.

Stop rebooting. Do not run disk repair tools.

SSD recovery →

High Severity 🗄️

RAID, NAS or Server Down

Degraded array, failed rebuild, or a Synology/QNAP volume that will not mount. The wrong rebuild order can overwrite parity and destroy data across every disk.

Do not force a rebuild or re-initialise the array.

RAID recovery →

High Severity 📱

Phone Dead or Water Damaged

iPhone or Android won't turn on, fell in water, or is stuck on a black screen. Board-level repair is often needed before photos and messages can be extracted.

Do not charge it. Do not put it in rice.

Phone data recovery →

Medium Severity 💾

USB, SD Card or External Drive Not Reading

"Please insert a disk", 0 bytes, or a format prompt. Flash media and external drives usually fail at the controller or connector — not where the data sits.

Never click "Format". Unplug it and leave it alone.

USB recovery →

Lower Severity 🗑️

Files Deleted, Formatted or Corrupted

Deleted or formatted data still exists until new data is written on top. Corrupted files and RAW partitions can usually be rebuilt from the underlying structure.

Stop using the drive. Do not install recovery software on it.

Corrupted data recovery →

The Process

How our Vancouver data recovery service works — zero risk.

You carry zero financial risk from the moment you make contact. RecoveryMaster offers a free diagnostic on every case — unlike many data recovery companies in Metro Vancouver that charge $150–$300 just to assess a device.

Free Diagnostic — Always

A data recovery specialist examines your device, identifies the exact failure type, and confirms what is recoverable. Free on every case — no charge even if you choose not to proceed.

Written Quote Before Any Work

A clear written quote with confirmed turnaround time is provided before anything starts. No surprises. No work begins without your written approval.

In-House Recovery at the Surrey Lab

All imaging, component-level work and file extraction happen at 14935 100th Ave, Surrey, BC. Hard drive head swaps on a HEPA-filtered clean bench with Ace Lab PC-3000 and DeepSpar; SSD, phone and flash media recovered with NAND extraction and controller-level tools.

You Verify Your Files — Then You Pay

Recovery complete — you receive a verified file listing and confirm the files that matter most are there. Payment is taken only after you verify.

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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

Data recovery turnaround times — including emergency service.

Most competitors in Metro Vancouver quote 7–10 business days as standard. RecoveryMaster's standard is 3–5 days — with same-day emergency data recovery available for mission-critical cases.

3–5 Days

Standard

No surcharge

Full assessment, written quote, and recovery at standard workflow.

2–3 Days

Priority Rush

Priority surcharge applies

Your case moves to the front of the queue immediately after written approval.

24–48 Hrs

Urgent Rush

Urgent surcharge applies

A dedicated technician is assigned exclusively to your case from diagnostic through delivery.

Same Day

Emergency

Emergency surcharge applies

Devices received before noon. Immediate start. Mission-critical cases only.

No timeline is committed and no work begins until you have reviewed and approved the written quote.

Why Vancouver Chooses Us

Why Vancouver chooses RecoveryMaster over other data recovery companies.

Most repair shops in Vancouver run recovery software and hope. They are not equipped for a seized hard drive, a dead SSD controller, or a failed RAID rebuild. RecoveryMaster is a dedicated data recovery lab built for exactly that.

The Closest Dedicated Data Recovery Lab to Vancouver

Located at 14935 100th Ave, Surrey — not a repair counter with software. A lab with Ace Lab PC-3000, DeepSpar, HEPA-filtered clean bench, and NAND extraction tools.

Every Device Type Under One Roof

Hard drives, SSD and NVMe, RAID and NAS, servers, iPhone and Android, USB flash drives, SD cards and laptops — all recovered in-house, not shipped to Toronto or the US.

98% Success Rate Across 23,000+ Recoveries

Documented across all device types — including cases that arrived after other shops and labs had already tried and failed.

You Verify Your Files Before Paying

If data is not recovered, you pay nothing — no diagnostic fee. If recovery succeeds, you confirm your files yourself before any payment.

Your Data Never Leaves British Columbia

Imaging, head swaps, NAND extraction and file extraction all happen at the Surrey lab. No third-party facilities. No out-of-province transfers.

Free Pickup Across Vancouver

Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, East Van, Kerrisdale and North Vancouver. You speak directly with the specialist working on your case — not a call centre.

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 MacBook Pro stopped turning on after a coffee spill. Two shops told me the storage was gone because the SSD was soldered. RecoveryMaster recovered everything — chip-level work on the board. I verified every file before paying."

Sandra L. · Vancouver, BC

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"My laptop clicked and died one morning. I came in after another lab told me my drive was unrecoverable. RecoveryMaster got everything back — all my business files, four years of work. The technician called me directly with updates."

James T. · Surrey, BC

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"My laptop fell off my desk and stopped booting. RecoveryMaster recovered all my files including six years of client data. Free diagnostic, written quote before they touched anything, and the price was exactly what they quoted."

David K. · Burnaby, 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. Every step from intake to delivery is documented, restricted, and handled by one person.

Intake Logging

Every device photographed and logged with a unique case number, serial, model, and condition on arrival.

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 external drive 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

Data Recovery Services

Data recovery services for Vancouver — every device, in-house.

The device and failure type decide the recovery path. Every service below is handled at the Surrey lab — no third-party involvement.

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Hard Drive Data Recovery

Clicking, beeping, not spinning, not detected or dropped — internal and external hard drives from every brand.

Our fix: Head stack replacement on a clean bench, PCB and firmware repair. Hard drive recovery Vancouver →

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SSD & NVMe Data Recovery

Dead, undetected or RAW SSDs — NVMe, M.2, SATA and soldered MacBook storage.

Our fix: PC-3000 firmware repair, controller bypass or chip-off. SSD recovery Vancouver →

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RAID, NAS & Server Recovery

RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and 10, Synology, QNAP and Drobo, failed rebuilds and crashed servers.

Our fix: Every member disk imaged, then the array rebuilt virtually. RAID recovery Vancouver →

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iPhone & Phone Data Recovery

Dead, water-damaged or boot-looping iPhone and Android phones — photos, messages, contacts.

Our fix: Board-level repair to bring the phone up long enough to extract data. Phone data recovery Vancouver →

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USB Flash Drive & SD Card Recovery

Snapped, unrecognised or corrupted USB sticks, SD and microSD cards from cameras, drones and phones.

Our fix: Connector repair or direct NAND read. USB recovery · SD card recovery →

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Laptop & Corrupted Data Recovery

Laptops that won't boot, deleted or formatted partitions, corrupted files and ransomware-damaged volumes.

Our fix: Drive imaged first, then file systems rebuilt from the image. Laptop data recovery →

Every Device — Covered

Every device and storage type we recover in Vancouver.

From a single family photo card to a 12-disk business RAID — the same lab, the same specialists, the same No Data, No Fee guarantee.

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Hard Drives

Internal 3.5" and 2.5" · external USB drives · Seagate · WD · Toshiba · Samsung

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SSD & NVMe

NVMe · M.2 · SATA SSD · soldered MacBook storage · portable SSDs

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RAID & NAS

RAID 0/1/5/6/10 · Synology · QNAP · Drobo · Windows and Linux servers

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Phones & Tablets

iPhone · Samsung · Google Pixel · iPad · Android tablets

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Laptops & Desktops

MacBook · Dell · HP · Lenovo · ASUS · gaming PCs and workstations

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USB & Memory Cards

USB flash drives · SD · microSD · CF cards · camera and drone media

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Business & Enterprise

Servers · virtual machines · databases · enterprise data recovery

Brands we recover data from in Vancouver

Seagate Western Digital Samsung Toshiba Crucial SanDisk Apple Synology QNAP LaCie

Honest Advice

Don't do these after a device failure — they make recovery harder.

We'd rather you do nothing and bring it to us. Each one narrows the recovery window — sometimes permanently.

Repeatedly Powering It On

Each power-on forces damaged components to operate under load. For clicking hard drives, each restart risks another platter contact. For failing SSDs, each boot attempt can deepen firmware lock states.

Running CHKDSK or Disk Repair

Repair tools write to the drive to "fix" it. On a failing or corrupted drive they rewrite the very structures needed to rebuild your files.

Forcing a RAID Rebuild

Rebuilding a degraded array onto a disk with bad sectors, or in the wrong order, can overwrite parity and destroy data across every member disk.

Installing Recovery Software

Software installed to the same drive overwrites the sectors where your data sits. On a mechanical failure it forces the heads to keep reading in a degraded state.

Opening the Drive Yourself

Hard drive platters require a HEPA-filtered clean bench. One speck of dust on a platter causes damage no lab can undo.

Pickup & Mail-In

Data recovery near you — free Vancouver pickup or mail-in.

Searching for data recovery near me in Vancouver? You don't have to drive to the lab. Free pickup covers Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond — and mail-in works from anywhere in Canada with the same No Data, No Fee guarantee.

Contact RecoveryMaster

Call 604-767-1701 or submit online. A technician confirms the safest way to package or hand over your device so it arrives without extra damage.

Pickup or Ship

Free pickup across Vancouver, or ship to 14935 100th Ave, Surrey, BC V3R 1J6 via tracked service with declared value. Logged the same day it arrives.

In-House Recovery

Diagnosed and recovered in-house using Ace Lab PC-3000, DeepSpar and NAND extraction hardware. No third-party handling. Written quote approved before any work begins.

Data Returned — After You Confirm

Files delivered on a new external drive or via password-protected download. You confirm files are present before payment. All lab copies then purged.

No Data, No Fee applies to every pickup and mail-in case — if recovery is not successful, you pay nothing.

Common Questions

Data Recovery Vancouver — frequently asked questions.

Straight answers about data recovery cost, timing, pickup, and what to do right now.

RecoveryMaster's lab is at 14935 100th Ave, Surrey — a short drive from downtown Vancouver. You don't need to travel: free pickup is available across Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond, and walk-in drop-off needs no appointment, Monday through Saturday.

Cost depends on the device and failure type — a deleted-file recovery is simpler than a hard drive head replacement or chip-level SSD work. The diagnostic is free and you get a written quote before any work begins. You pay only after your data is recovered and verified. If recovery fails, you pay nothing.

Hard drives (internal and external), SSD and NVMe drives, RAID arrays and NAS units, servers, iPhone and Android phones, laptops and MacBooks, USB flash drives, and SD and microSD cards. All recovery work is done in-house at the Surrey lab.

If RecoveryMaster cannot recover your data, you pay nothing — no diagnostic fee, no partial charge, no admin cost. If recovery succeeds, you receive a verified file listing and confirm your files yourself before any payment is taken.

Yes. Same-day emergency service is available for devices received before noon, and 24–48 hour urgent service assigns a dedicated technician to your case. Call 604-767-1701 to arrange an emergency pickup.

Power it off immediately and do not turn it back on. Clicking means the read/write heads are failing, and each click risks permanent platter damage. Do not run recovery software. Contact RecoveryMaster for a free diagnostic — free pickup available across Vancouver.

Standard: 3–5 business days. Priority Rush: 2–3 business days. Urgent Rush: 24–48 hours with a dedicated technician. Same-Day Emergency for devices received before noon. Timeline confirmed in the written quote after the free diagnostic.

Professional
Data Recovery in Vancouver, BC.

Is my data still recoverable?

What is your device doing right now?

Hard Drive Clicking or Grinding

SSD or NVMe Not Detected

RAID, NAS or Server Down

Phone Dead or Water Damaged

USB, SD Card or External Drive Not Reading

Files Deleted, Formatted or Corrupted

How our Vancouver data recovery service works — zero risk.

Data recovery turnaround times — including emergency service.

Why Vancouver chooses RecoveryMaster over other data recovery companies.

Trusted by Vancouver and Greater Vancouver customers.

Data privacy & chain of custody at RecoveryMaster.

Data recovery services for Vancouver — every device, in-house.

Every device and storage type we recover in Vancouver.

Brands we recover data from in Vancouver

Don't do these after a device failure — they make recovery harder.

Data recovery near you — free Vancouver pickup or mail-in.

Data Recovery Vancouver — frequently asked questions.

Insights from the lab.

Data recovery services across Greater Vancouver.

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

Tips, guides & repair insights.

ProfessionalData Recovery in Vancouver, BC.

Is my data still recoverable?

What is your device doing right now?

Hard Drive Clicking or Grinding

SSD or NVMe Not Detected

RAID, NAS or Server Down

Phone Dead or Water Damaged

USB, SD Card or External Drive Not Reading

Files Deleted, Formatted or Corrupted

How our Vancouver data recovery service works — zero risk.

Data recovery turnaround times — including emergency service.

Why Vancouver chooses RecoveryMaster over other data recovery companies.

Trusted by Vancouver and Greater Vancouver customers.

Data privacy & chain of custody at RecoveryMaster.

Data recovery services for Vancouver — every device, in-house.

Every device and storage type we recover in Vancouver.

Brands we recover data from in Vancouver

Don't do these after a device failure — they make recovery harder.

Data recovery near you — free Vancouver pickup or mail-in.

Data Recovery Vancouver — frequently asked questions.

Insights from the lab.

Data recovery services across Greater Vancouver.

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

Tips, guides & repair insights.

Professional
Data Recovery in Vancouver, BC.