professional data recovery lab in san jose
trusted data recovery for san jose, silicon valley, and the bay area
Kotar Data Recovery has served San Jose since 2012, bringing 26+ years of professional data recovery experience to Silicon Valley businesses, Bay Area residents, students, engineers, creative professionals, and local organizations.
Located in San Jose, our Bay Area data recovery lab provides secure recovery for failed hard drives, SSDs, RAID systems, servers, Macs, phones, USB drives, memory cards, lost files, and damaged storage devices.
You can schedule an appointment at our Piercy Road facility, arrange free courier pickup anywhere in San Jose, including Downtown San Jose, Willow Glen, Almaden Valley, Evergreen, Cambrian, Berryessa, North San Jose, as well as across the Bay Area, or request a free shipping label.
Once your device reaches our San Jose lab, we provide same-day diagnostics, a secure evaluation, and a fixed quote before recovery begins.
data recovery services in san jose
Hard drive data recovery for failed hard drives, external drives, clicking drives, dropped drives, and not detected HDDs
SSD data recovery for failed NVMe, SATA, M.2, PCIe, external, MacBook, and encrypted SSDs
RAID data recovery for failed RAID arrays, NAS systems, servers, SAN storage, and business storage systems
Mac data recovery for MacBook, iMac, APFS, FileVault, Fusion Drive, and Time Machine recovery
Smartphone data recovery for iPhone, Android, tablets, deleted photos, messages, contacts, and water-damaged phones
Photo and flash memory recovery for deleted photos, SD cards, microSD cards, USB drives, camera cards, and corrupted media
Lost file recovery for deleted, formatted, missing, corrupted, or inaccessible files
Virtual machine data recovery for VMware, Hyper-V, VMDK, VHDX, KVM, snapshots, and damaged datastores
Cloud data recovery for Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, Microsoft 365, failed syncs, and cloud backup issues
Helium HDD recovery for high-capacity helium hard drives used in NAS, RAID, server, and enterprise storage systems
common san jose data loss scenarios
RAID failure after a power surge or sudden shutdown causing offline volumes, failed rebuilds, missing shares, or inaccessible business files
SSD not recognized after an update, reboot loop, or power event causing the drive to disappear from the computer
Hard drive clicking, buzzing, dropped, or not detected because of possible mechanical, firmware, PCB, or media damage
MacBook, iMac, or external drive failure causing missing photos, documents, Time Machine backups, or APFS volume problems
Phone water damage, boot loops, or charging failure with photos, messages, contacts, or app data still needed
Files missing after deletion, formatting, or corruption affecting projects, archives, backups, accounting records, or personal files
USB drive, SD card, or camera card corruption causing deleted photos, unreadable media, or files that will not open
Server, NAS, VM, or cloud-sync failure affecting business data, virtual machines, shared folders, or backups
why san jose chooses kotar
Professional San Jose data recovery lab serving clients across the Bay Area, with all recovery work handled in-house
26+ years of data recovery experience with hard drives, SSDs, RAID systems, Macs, phones, USB drives, memory cards, and business storage
Free, secure courier pickup and free shipping label options available in San Jose and across the Bay Area
No data, no fee guarantee
Free evaluation and fixed quote before recovery work begins
Cleanroom capability for physically damaged, clicking, dropped, or unstable hard drives
Advanced recovery tools for complex SSD, RAID, NAS, server, VM, phone, and flash memory cases
Secure handling for personal, business, legal, medical, engineering, financial, creative, and enterprise files
Emergency service available for urgent data recovery cases
san jose data recovery success stories
A San Jose technology supplier lost access to production logs after a RAID 5 controller failure during a power event. Our engineers reconstructed the array, recovered the critical data, and helped the business avoid extended downtime.
A Bay Area family brought in a fire-damaged hard drive containing irreplaceable photos and personal documents. Our lab handled the drive carefully, performed controlled recovery work, and restored the accessible files safely.
popular recoveries in san jose
RAID servers and production storage systems
Business files, accounting records, and project archives
University, research, engineering, and creative files
SSD and hard drive failures
MacBook, iMac, and Apple storage recovery
iPhone and Android photo, message, and contact recovery
Family photo and video archives
USB drives, SD cards, memory cards, and camera media
Virtual machines, cloud-sync folders, and backup storage
our data recovery process in san jose
Schedule your recovery by arranging free courier pickup anywhere in San Jose and across the Bay Area, requesting a free shipping label, or visiting our lab by appointment.
Receive a professional evaluation with diagnostics, recovery options, and a fixed quote.
Approve the recovery before our engineers begin secure in-house recovery work.
Recovery is performed in-house at our Piercy Road lab using the safest available method for your device and failure type.
Recovered data is verified to confirm files are accessible before delivery.
Get your data back on your own drive, a new drive, or a loaner drive.
See our full process here
san jose data recovery FAQs
Can I drop off my drive without an appointment?
Visits are by appointment only. Please schedule a time before coming to our San Jose lab, or use our free courier service for fast pickup across San Jose and the Bay Area.
Do you handle fire-damaged or water-damaged drives?
Yes. We handle fire-damaged, water-damaged, dropped, clicking, and physically damaged storage devices using careful lab procedures and cleanroom capability when needed.
How fast can you evaluate my device?
We provide a free evaluation within 2 hours after your device arrives at our San Jose lab. After the evaluation, we give you a fixed quote before recovery begins.
Do you recover data for businesses and residents across the Bay Area?
Yes. Our San Jose lab serves individuals, families, small businesses, schools, law firms, medical offices, creative professionals, engineering teams, and companies across the Bay Area.
begin your data recovery in san jose
Call (408)455-4310 for immediate assistance
Email restore@kotar.us
Request your free data recovery evaluation here