data recovery san Francisco

professional, secure & local

When data loss strikes, San Francisco turns to Kotar Data Recovery. For over 25 years, we’ve helped businesses and individuals across the Bay Area recover files others said were gone forever.

From SOMA fintech teams safeguarding databases to Mission District photographers restoring terabytes of raw footage, and even families retrieving iPhone photos after a beach mishap — our clients know we deliver results.

why SF trusts kotar

  • 2-hour no-obligation evaluation – ideal for urgent business deadlines or student projects.

  • Bay Area lab with free courier pick-up across San Francisco – from the Presidio to Bayview.

  • Security standards that meet FinTech, HealthTech, and personal privacy needs.

  • Transparent pricing before you commit.

  • No-data, no-charge guarantee – you only pay if your data is successfully recovered.

case studies – san francisco success stories

  • SOMA Fintech Startup: When a RAID controller failed during a power dip, we restored 18 TB of PostgreSQL backups within 72 hours, keeping customer transactions online and avoiding costly downtime.

  • Mission District Photographer: After accidentally deleting hundreds of wedding RAW files, we fully recovered the entire photo set in just 24 hours — saving both the project and the client relationship.

popular recoveries in san francisco

  • NVMe & SATA SSDs

  • RAID / SAN arrays

  • iPhone & Android

  • USB, SD & CF Cards

  • Ext4, APFS, NTFS, and encrypted volumes

our data recovery process in san francisco

  1. Schedule a free courier pick-up anywhere in San Francisco or bring your device in person by appointment

  2. Your device arrives at our secure Bay Area lab in about 60 minutes via US-101 for same-day diagnostics

  3. Approve the quote & success probability

  4. We clone, repair, and extract your data entirely in-house - never subcontracted

  5. Pay only if your data is successfully recovered

See our full process here

san francisco FAQs


Q: Can you collect devices after 6 p.m. from downtown offices?
A: Yes. Our courier runs late pickups until 8 p.m. inside the Financial District and SOMA.

Q: Do you recover salt-spray-damaged phones?
A: Yes - our engineers specialize in this type of recovery. We’ve successfully rebuilt boards and retrieved data from iPhones exposed to ocean mist at Crissy Field and Baker Beach.

ready to start your recovery?

Call (408) 455-4310


Email: restore@kotar.us


Request free pick-up from San Francisco here

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