PRICE GUIDE · MARKETING, DESIGN & TECH · 2026–2027
Data Recovery cost in the UK
£195–£499 per recovery. Typically £395.
Data recovery in the UK usually costs £195–£499 plus VAT, with about £395 typical for a hard drive. Whether the fault is logical, firmware or mechanical, SSD or hard drive, capacity and urgency set the price.
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HOW MUCH IT COSTS
How much does data recovery cost in the UK?
| Low end | £195 | a logical fault on a hard drive |
|---|---|---|
| Typical | £395 | what most people pay |
| High end | £499 | a mechanical or SSD recovery |
Locufy guide prices for 2026–2027. Updated 2026. A national range, not a quote — enter your town above for real prices from the agencies and freelancers near you.
What moves the price
- Type of fault — deleted files or a corrupted file system cost less to recover than a clicking, mechanically failed drive
- Hard drive or SSD — solid-state drives and storage soldered to a laptop board need specialist data recovery work
- Donor parts — a mechanical recovery may need parts from a matching donor drive
- Drive capacity — very large drives take longer to image and can carry a data recovery surcharge
- Urgency — emergency data recovery with priority lab time costs more
- Previous attempts — a drive already opened or worked on can be harder and dearer to recover
WHAT YOU GET
What a data recovery booking includes
Takes: Logical recoveries can take a few days; mechanical recoveries often take one to two weeks. Not included: A new drive to hold the recovered data, VAT, courier collection, RAID and server recoveries and emergency priority service are often priced separately.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK
Common data recovery jobs
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How to pay less
- Stop using a failing drive straight away, as continued use can make data recovery harder
- Choose standard data recovery rather than emergency service if the files are not urgent
- Take the recovered data by secure download or on a drive you already own, rather than paying the lab for a new one
Before you book
- Do not open the drive or run repair software, which can make recovery harder
- Ask whether the data recovery lab offers no-data-no-fee terms and a fixed quote
- Check how the lab protects your personal data under UK GDPR and deletes copies afterwards
- Ask whether prices include VAT and the drive for the recovered data
Data Recovery cost: questions people ask
Usually £195–£499 plus VAT in the UK, with about £395 typical for a hard drive. Logical faults sit at the bottom; mechanical and SSD recoveries sit at the top.
A few days for simple logical faults, and one to two weeks for drives with mechanical damage or donor parts.
A reputable data recovery lab should follow UK GDPR, keep your files confidential and securely delete its copies once you have your data back. Ask about this before sending the drive.
Not always. Files overwritten by new data may be lost, which is why it is important to stop using the drive straight away.
A new drive for the data, VAT, courier collection, RAID or server recoveries and emergency service are commonly separate.
They are Locufy guide prices for the UK, based on published UK data recovery price lists. They show the national range per recovery, not a quote.
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