Data Recovery Cost Australia — Pricing Guide

Diagnostic determines the specific work required. A clicking HDD might need just a PCB swap ($880) or a full head + platter clean ($1,800). We quote firm after diagnostic, not before.

We don’t blanket-offer it because it changes our work incentives in unhelpful ways. What we do: free phone assessment with firm quote BEFORE work begins. If we agree to proceed and don’t recover what we said we would, we discount or refund proportionally.

Depends entirely on the strain. Some families (older LockBit variants, REvil after takedowns) have public decryption tools — $480 to apply. Other strains have no public tool — we may attempt brute-force or partial recovery for $1,400+, success uncertain. Best protection: always have a clean offline backup.

$680-$1,400 via DFU mode if SoC is alive. $1,800-$2,400 chip-off if SoC is dead. See Apple Silicon DFU recovery.

Many home contents / business policies cover data recovery cost. We provide detailed paperwork including chain of custody, recovery report, and itemised invoice for claims.

Standard process: we don’t examine your files beyond what’s required for recovery. NDA available for corporate / legal clients. Our internal copies wiped after handover.