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Some of the real life jobs we did for our clients in our Australian data recovery labs at Payam, case studies / case study showing a video and article about work we have done for our clients.

Case Studies

Case study graphic: 4 Seagate Drives Fire And Water, 19TB Saved
04/03/2026

Fire Water Damaged Hard Drive Recovery Case Study: Photography Studio 19TB Recovered

Fire and Water Damaged Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: David, photographer, Staff Australia Device: Four Seagate 8TB hard drives plus one 24TB hard drive, from a photography…

Case study graphic: CFexpress Card Wedding Photos, Recovered
04/03/2026

CFexpress Memory Card Formatted Wedding Photos Recovery Case Study: 4 Programs Failed, Custom Signature Succeeded

CFexpress Memory Card Formatted Wedding Photos Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Harry, wedding photographer, New South Wales, Australia Device: CFexpress Type B memory card Problem: Accidentally formatted memory card containing…

Case study graphic: WD My Passport Bad Sectors, 99.99% Back
04/03/2026

WD My Passport External Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study: Computer Shop Failed, 99.99% Recovered in 18 Hours

WD My Passport External Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Rosa, Australia Device: Western Digital My Passport 5TB external hard drive Problem: Drive filled up while downloading videos,…

Case study graphic: iPhone Died Sent From Overseas, Photos Back
01/03/2026

iPhone Data Recovery Customer Review: “This Is the Place I Would Refer Everyone To”

This iPhone data recovery customer review from Vanessa shows what happens when Apple refers you to data recovery specialists, but the pricing is out of reach. After companies like DriveSavers…

Case study graphic: Synology 12 Bay RAID 5, Everything Back
01/03/2026

Synology NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study: 12-Drive Business Server Recovered After Christmas Failure

Synology NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Chris, IT manager, Bankstown, NSW, Australia Device: Synology NAS with 12 Western Digital 6TB hard drives, RAID 5 configuration Problem:…

Case study graphic: WD My Cloud RAID 5 Failed, 9TB Back
01/03/2026

WD My Cloud EX4100 Data Recovery Case Study Australia: 9TB RAID 5 Failure Fully Recovered

WD My Cloud EX4100 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Robert, Annandale, NSW Device: WD My Cloud EX4100 (4-bay NAS, 4TB drives, RAID 5) Problem: All four drive indicator lights…

Case study graphic: iPhone 13 Pro Boot Loop, 12,000 Photos
01/03/2026

iPhone 13 Pro Boot Loop Data Recovery Case Study Australia: 12,000+ Photos Recovered

iPhone 13 Pro Boot Loop Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Jennifer, Bondi, NSW, Australia Device: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Problem: Dropped on concrete gym floor, stuck in boot loop…

Case study graphic: QNAP RAID 5 4 Drive NAS, 10 Years Back
01/03/2026

QNAP NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study: Called Impossible, Payam Recovered a Decade of Data

QNAP NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Andrew, Mascot, NSW, Australia Device: QNAP NAS, 4 hard drives, RAID 5 configuration Problem: Another data recovery lab in the…

Case study graphic: iPhone 13 No Response, 8,000 Photos
01/03/2026

Dead iPhone 13 Data Recovery Case Study: 8,000+ Photos Recovered from Power Rail Short

Dead iPhone 13 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Derek, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Device: Apple iPhone 13 Problem: Completely dead after charging overnight, zero signs of life, no charging response…

Case study graphic: Hitachi 160GB Bad Sectors, Everything Back
01/03/2026

Hard Drive Bad Sectors Data Recovery Case Study: DIY Failed, Cheap Shop Failed, Professionals Succeeded

Hard Drive Bad Sectors Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Muhammad, Liverpool, NSW, Australia Device: Hitachi 160GB hard drive (12 years old) Problem: Drive making noise, bad sectors, SMART failures…

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