£50–£90 · Free diagnosis
Data recovery and file rescue
Deleted files, corrupted drives, and machines that will not boot. Software-level recovery with an honest assessment of what is realistically possible.
What’s included
Data Recovery details
If the drive is clicking or physically damaged, a specialist lab may be required — and we will say that rather than take money for a job we cannot do on the bench.
- Software-level recovery — £50–£90
- File transfer from failing drives
- Backup setup so it does not happen again
- Free diagnosis before paid recovery work
- We tell you if specialist lab recovery is needed
Environment
Quantified repair impact
Figures below are industry and agency estimates we publish so “repair before replace” is measurable — not marketing fluff. Model footprints vary; we cite the sources.
62 Mt
Global e-waste generated in 2022 — only 22.3% documented as properly collected and recycled (Global E-waste Monitor 2024)
17.6 kg
E-waste generated per person in Europe in 2022 — the highest regional rate (Global E-waste Monitor 2024)
~65–75%
Share of a typical laptop’s climate impact tied to manufacturing, not day-to-day electricity (DESNZ / ADEME assessments)
~27 kg
CO₂e avoided per year of use by choosing a refurbished laptop over new (ADEME)
~127 kg
Raw materials extraction avoided per year of refurbished laptop use (ADEME)
1.6 Mt
CO₂e/year EU could save by 2030 if every notebook lasted one year longer (European Environmental Bureau)
Workshop
Exact workshop metrics we publish
£0
Diagnosis before any paid work
90-day
Warranty on the specific fault repaired
£35
SSD upgrade labour (drive charged separately)
£35
Laptop screen labour (panel charged separately)
£49
Student flat-fee labour at Falmer (with student ID)
£55
Digital Concierge home visit (up to 90 minutes)
Parts suppliers & repair knowledge references
- iFixit — Repair guides, toolkits, and quality spare parts for laptop and electronics repair
- Manufacturer / OEM channels — Genuine and compatible panels, batteries, and SSDs sourced to match the device — quoted before fit
Cited environmental sources & data methodology
- ITU / UNITAR — Global E-waste Monitor 2024 — 62 billion kg e-waste in 2022; 22.3% formally recycled; Europe 17.6 kg per capita
- ADEME — Environmental assessment of refurbished digital products (laptops: ~27 kg CO₂e and ~127 kg materials avoided per year of use vs new)
- ADEME — Press briefing on reconditioning benefits (raw materials and GHG avoided per year of use)
- European Environmental Bureau / Coolproducts — One extra year of notebook life in the EU: ~1.6 Mt CO₂e/year saved by 2030
- ECOS / Coolproducts — Long live the machine — extending laptop lifetimes; EU-scale CO₂e savings potential from longer use
- UK Government (DESNZ) — Unlocking resource efficiency — electricals; manufacturing often dominates laptop lifecycle emissions (example Dell LCA ~65%)
- iFixit — Repair guides, repairability scoring, and spare parts — practical right-to-repair infrastructure we use and cite
- iFixit — Right to Repair advocacy and device repairability resources
- Right to Repair Europe — Campaign and policy hub for repairable products across Europe
- Lewes District Council — Climate emergency / net-zero 2030 local context for Lewes
Ready for a free diagnosis?
Tell us what’s going on. We’ll reply with an honest answer and a rough idea of cost.