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Damaged SSD with scattered family photos.
12/27/2025

SanDisk SSD Plus controller failure case study

Case Study Summary Client: Daniel (Brisbane, Australia) Device: SanDisk SSD Plus Failure type: SSD controller failure Recovery method: Controller chip replacement Outcome: Photos and videos successfully recovered This SanDisk SSD…

Digital hard drive with red error light, hand near mouse.
12/27/2025

DVR internal hard drive head failure case study

Case Study Summary Client: Samuel (business owner, Australia) Device: DVR internal hard drive Problem: Clicking drive with motor stalling caused by failed read and write heads Solution: Cleanroom head replacement…

Businessman Adrien with broken SSD, data recovery team working.
12/26/2025

SATA SSD NAND degradation case study

Case Study Summary Client: Adrian (business owner, Australia) Device: 2.5-inch SATA SSD Problem: SSD not recognised due to NAND degradation Solution: Firmware-level translator rebuild Outcome: Majority of critical business data…

Water damaged Samsung S10 phone with dark screen
11/15/2025

Samsung S10 water damage case study

Case Study Summary Client: Marcus (Brisbane, Australia) Device: Samsung Galaxy S10 Problem: Phone would not turn on after water damage Recovery method: Component-level repair using microsoldering Outcome: 3,500 photos and…

Woman recovers lost photos from USB drive.
11/14/2025

USB flash drive connector case study

Case Study Summary Client: Jennifer (Perth, Western Australia) Device: USB flash drive Problem: Physically damaged USB connector, no response when plugged in Recovery method: Connector replacement using precision soldering, then…

10/28/2025

MacBook Pro power management IC failure case study

Component-level power management IC repair during MacBook Pro data recovery in Melbourne Case Study Summary Client: Amanda (Melbourne, Australia) Device: MacBook Pro Failure type: Power management IC failure Recovery method:…

MacBook Pro with recovered photos
9/19/2025

MacBook liquid damage data recovery case study

MacBook liquid damage data recovery can still be possible even when a MacBook Pro will not turn on after a spill and there is no backup. This MacBook liquid damage…

SanDisk SSD failure and data recovery
9/19/2025

SanDisk SSD Data Recovery Case Study: 110GB Recovered from a Dead SSD

SanDisk SSD data recovery case study documents a successful recovery performed for Simon from Adelaide after his SanDisk SSD Plus suddenly stopped working without warning. The SSD was completely unresponsive,…

Damaged Samsung hard drive with recovery tools
9/19/2025

Samsung Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study After Drop Damage

Samsung hard drive data recovery case study documents a real recovery performed for Ben from Melbourne after his external Samsung hard drive was accidentally dropped and began making clicking sounds…

Close-up of a MacBook logic board with intricate circuitry.
8/27/2025

2019 16-inch MacBook Pro no power case study

2019 16-inch MacBook Pro no power case study explains how data was recovered from an unresponsive MacBook Pro after a logic board power fault. The laptop would not turn on…

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