Can I recover the data myself?

If you are contemplating recovering your own data we would recommend you consider the cost of total data loss against the cost of a professional recovery service. Often there is only one chance to recover data. Many times we have seen hard drives at the point of failure become intrusive repair situations because of continued use during attempts at do-it-yourself recovery. If your files are damaged, installing a downloaded do-it-yourself recovery program may actually overwrite your critical information. If you are still convinced to try it yourself we recommend you perform your recovery attempts against a copy of your data if possible.