Data recovery in Le Cannet
My workshop is at 57 Avenue Isola Bella in Cannes, 5-10 minutes from Le Cannet. For residents of Rocheville, the town centre, Saint-Sauveur and the surrounding area, that means a quick drop-off by appointment for diagnoses, and priority handling for emergencies.
Data recovery is one of the services that demands the most rigour: one wrong move and the chances of recovery drop. That's why I handle logical failures and worn drives at the workshop, rather than hastily at your home: specialist tools, destination drives, cloning before any recovery. Physical failures go to a partner lab equipped with a clean room, by quote.
For Le Cannet residents, three direct advantages: no call-out charge when you bring me your drive, a workshop appointment at the slot that suits you (Monday to Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 10am-5pm), and hand-delivery in person once the work is finished. No parcels to send, no worries about transport.
If you can't come in (an elderly person, a scheduling constraint), I can drop by to collect your equipment from your home in Le Cannet — I'm only 5-10 minutes away; a flat €20 call-out charge applies, quoted in advance. For residents of Mont-Joli or l'Aubarède, that may be more convenient. Just give me a call and we'll fix a time.
What I handle in Le Cannet
check_circleInternal & external drives
WD, Seagate and Toshiba hard drives, internal or external (LaCie, MyBook, Passport). All capacities from 250 GB to 16 TB.
check_circleModern SSD & NVMe
Samsung, Crucial, Kingston and WD SSDs. Logical failures handled at the workshop; a dead controller or faulty firmware: a partner lab, by quote. Encrypted SSDs (BitLocker, FileVault): the recovery key is required.
check_circleFlash memory
SD/microSD cards (Sandisk, Samsung), USB sticks of every brand. Camera photos, GoPro/drone videos, work documents.
check_circlePersonal RAID & NAS
Synology, QNAP, Drobo. Rebuilding RAID 0/1/5 when a member drive fails.
Free diagnosis. Worn drive: €190. Physical failure: by quote via a partner lab. Paid only if the data is recovered. No call-out charge if you bring the equipment to the workshop; home collection in Le Cannet: flat €20 call-out.
callRequest a quoteHow it works
- 1You come to the workshop or I collect the equipment from your home (Le Cannet)
- 2Diagnosis on the spot or within 24 h depending on workload
- 3A firm quote by email/SMS with an estimated success rate
- 4You approve or decline — no approval, no charge
- 5Hand-delivery in person with the data on a new device
Frequently asked questions
Can I come to the workshop without an appointment?expand_more
By appointment, please: it's a private workshop rather than a shop. A quick call beforehand (06 16 36 12 30) is all it takes to arrange a slot, Monday to Friday 9am-7pm and Saturday 10am-5pm.
How long to recover my family photos?expand_more
For an accidental deletion or a quick format: usually 24 to 48 h. For a damaged SD card: 2 to 5 days depending on complexity. A drive that no longer spins goes to a partner lab, by quote, with longer lead times. I give you a precise estimate at the time of the diagnosis. On a recent SSD, deleted files are often erased permanently within a few minutes (the TRIM function), and the diagnosis tells you so honestly.
My Synology NAS has a dead drive in the RAID, is it recoverable?expand_more
Yes in the vast majority of cases (RAID 1 and 5). We rebuild the RAID with a new replacement drive. Important: don't touch anything until I've seen the NAS — a wrong move during the rebuild can lose everything.
Do you supply the external drive for the return?expand_more
Yes, I charge you for it at cost price if you don't have one. Otherwise, you bring me your own external drive (USB 3.0 minimum, sufficient capacity).
I'm in Le Cannet but can't come in, will you drop by?expand_more
Of course. I'm based in Cannes, 5-10 minutes from Le Cannet, so collecting the equipment from your home and bringing it back afterwards is quick to arrange — a flat €20 call-out charge, quoted in advance. It's a service I offer mainly to elderly people and to those who can't leave their workplace.
In Le Cannet, your recovery workshop is 5 minutes away.
Free diagnosis. If I can't fix it, you pay nothing. 3-month guarantee on every job.