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EDR / Contact & how to post a device

The lab · get in touch

Contact Exeter Data Recovery. Start with a form or start with a call.

Let us know what went wrong with your device and what those files represent to you. Our engineers will respond to your enquiry within a business day, usually much sooner than this. If you prefer communication via phone, you will speak directly to one of the engineers. We do not use a call centre.

Talk it over with an engineer
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Tell us what went wrong.

Free diagnosis · a single fixed quote · nothing to pay now. Your message lands with the support desk, and a reply comes back inside one working day — we're at the desk Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.

Sending the parcel safely.

The label must read exactly thisBristol Data Recovery
Castlemead
Lower Castle Street
Bristol
BS1 3AG
Cushion it wellIf you still have your drive's original casing, leave that on, but be sure to pack it all around for good padding so nothing can shift. A single external drive comes completely self-contained within its enclosure, and includes both its cable and power supply. Smaller units will also go inside of a small padded envelope before being placed inside of a larger box.
Get a quote first, then post it insured and trackedFirst get a quote, either via phone or using the quote request form. Then select a tracked & insured delivery option. Once you have posted your device, please retain evidence of this (proof of postage). The item will be under the control of the courier from your home to our laboratory; therefore, we would recommend that you obtain insurance on the item as well. Alternatively you can bring the device into the Bristol intake laboratory yourself, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed.
Include the printed formPack an actual printed version of the form inside of the box so when the package is opened by our staff your unit will immediately be processed: download the PDF shipping form. The return postage is ours to pay.

The paperwork, in plain sight.

Every job runs to the terms we make public — Terms & Conditions (PDF) · Privacy policy. Exeter Data Recovery is the trading name of Easy Data Recovery Ltd, company no. NI625698, ICO registration number ZC173784.

Straight answers to the questions we hear most.

Where do I send my device?

First get a quote, either over the telephone or by using the quote request form. Next, label the parcel with Bristol Data Recovery's postal address, which is as follows: Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AG. Bristol Data Recovery is the name on the building our intake laboratory is located in; we recommend you use this for labelling your parcel rather than our name, as otherwise the courier may be turned away. Send us the parcel tracked and insured, or alternatively deliver it to our intake laboratory, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed. We will start diagnosing the problem on the day your parcel arrives. Return postage is provided free of charge.

Can I bring my device in and hand it over myself?

You can do this, however most people in Devon typically just post them. There isn't a counter for Exeter itself; hand-ins go to our intake lab at the following address: Bristol Data Recovery, Castlemead, Lower Castle Street, Bristol, BS1 3AG. The data recovery facility is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, with no appointment needed. Please contact us first for a quote, using either telephone or the form provided above, and we will book your device into the laboratory upon arrival.

Do you publish an email address?

The form above is the fastest written method to have every detail we need to be able to open a case sent to our support desk all at once. Or if you would prefer to speak with someone, please call us on 0800 6890668, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm.

Anything else to include in the box?

Pack the bare drive and all of its parts (leads, caddy pieces, etc.), plus the printed shipping form, which should include any notes about encryption and the recovery key or password. Do not send us any power supplies unless requested; the exception is a single external drive, which is sent whole as one unit, complete with its enclosure, cable and power supply.

Sooner in the post, sooner on the bench.

Your hardware will be treated as the important item it clearly is. The one written price we give you comes before we perform any paid work on your hardware. And, as always, the diagnosis itself is free.

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