data recovery santa cruz
trusted, proven & local
Proudly helping Santa Cruz’s diverse community, Kotar Data Recovery restores lost data with care, speed, and trusted expertise.
From surfers rescuing soaked GoPros, to UCSC genomics teams recovering research data, and coastal families protecting their memories, clients across the region rely on our secure, professional recovery service.
Our free courier crosses Highway 17 and River Street daily, giving you lab-level recovery without the mountain drive.
data recovery services in santa cruz
HDD Recovery (Hard drives and external drives)
SSD Recovery (NVMe and SATA SSDs)
RAID Recovery (RAID arrays, servers and NAS systems)
MAC Recovery (MacBook storage, APFS and FileVault cases)
Smart Phone Recovery (iPhone and Android devices)
Photo Recovery (GoPro footage, SD and CF cards, removable media)
Lost Files Recovery (Deleted or formatted files)
VM Recovery (VMDK, VHD/VHDX, VMware, Hyper-V)
Cloud Recovery (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud)
Helium HDD Recovery (High-capacity enterprise HDDs)
common santa cruz data loss scenarios
Device won’t start after exposure to moisture or corrosion (phone, camera, or laptop)
SSD not recognized after a sudden shutdown or update (device disappears)
Volume offline after a controller issue or drive errors (storage won’t mount, rebuild fails)
Files missing after deletion or formatting (projects, media libraries, backups)
External drive won’t mountor keeps disconnecting (slow reads, timeouts)
Media corruption after interrupted transfers (unreadable media, file errors)
why santa cruz chooses kotar
One secure lab for every device - HDD, SSD (SATA/NVMe), RAID/NAS, iPhone & Android
Same-day courier pick-up across Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley & Aptos
Chain-of-custody handling for biotech labs, universities, and legal offices
24-hour emergency turnaround for server or RAID-5 failures
Legacy tape & MiniDV rescue for filmmakers and historians
No-data, no-fee guarantee - you only pay if recovery succeeds
case studies - santa cruz success stories
UCSC Research Group: We recovered terabytes of genomic data after a failed NAS rebuild, preventing the loss of months of sequencing work.
Local Surfer: A water-damaged GoPro from a morning session at Pleasure Point was restored in 48 hours - every clip, every wave, fully recovered.
popular recoveries in santa cruz
Salt-water corrosion & liquid-damage repairs
MacBook & laptop SSD recovery
Failed RAID/NAS rebuilds
Accidentally formatted SD & CF cards
Firmware faults & smart-phone “no power” issues
our data recovery process in santa cruz
Book a free courier pick-up anywhere in Santa Cruz County, or bring your device in person by appointment
Same-day diagnostic at our secure Bay Area lab
Approve your fixed quote & success probability
In-house recovery by engineers - never outsourced
Receive your files securely via courier or in-person pickup
See our full process here
santa cruz FAQs
Q: Do you offer courier service throughout Santa Cruz County?
A: Yes. We provide free pick-up and delivery across Santa Cruz, Capitola, Aptos, and Scotts Valley for fast, secure service.
Q: Can you recover water-damaged or salt-exposed devices?
A: Yes - our engineers specialize in recovering data from GoPros, phones, and laptops affected by salt water and corrosion using a controlled de-contamination process.
book now - start your recovery
Call: (408) 455-4310
Email:restore@kotar.us
Request your free door-to-door shipping from Santa Cruz here