Examples of some of the work we have done for our clients in our data recovery lab in Australia on damaged or broken Solid state drives (SSD)
SSD Data Recovery
Formatted SSD Data Recovery: Rebuilding the Translator Before TRIM Finished
Client: Marcus, an architect from the Gold Coast Device: Crucial 2.5-inch SATA SSD with a Silicon Motion controller Problem: He accidentally formatted the drive, wiping years of project drawings and…
Portable SSD Data Recovery: 12,000 Music Files Saved After a Firmware Failure
Client: Anthony, a music producer in Melbourne, Victoria Device: Dynabook Boost X20 1TB portable SSD (USB-C) Problem: The power light flashed once on connection, then the drive went completely unresponsive…
iMac M1 A2439 Data Recovery Case Study: Dead 2021 iMac Recovered in Sydney
A dead 2021 M1 iMac fully recovered after Apple offered a warranty swap, with 100% of the customer’s files restored from the soldered SSD.
iMac Fusion Drive Data Recovery: Failing SSD Recovered in Full
Years of art and design files recovered from a failing iMac Fusion Drive by cloning both the SSD and hard drive and reconstructing the volume.
MacBook A1707 coffee spill case study
This MacBook A1707 coffee spill case study documents how our engineers accessed and cloned data from a MacBook Pro that was completely dead after liquid damage. The device would not…
MacBook Pro M3 liquid damage case study
Case Study Summary Device: 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro with Apple M3 Failure type: Liquid damage with logic board corrosion Condition on arrival: Not powering on after an unsuccessful third-party repair…
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…
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…
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 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…