Data recovery cost
The cost of data recovery can vary greatly and depends on several factors:
1. Type of device: the cost of restoring data on a hard disk will differ from the cost of SSD drives or flash drives.
2. Level of damage: if data is accidentally deleted or files are simply lost due to formatting, the recovery process will be inexpensive. However, in case of serious damage (physical breakdown of the device), the price may increase significantly.
3. Size of stored data: the larger the amount of information that needs to be returned, the higher the cost of its retrieval service.
4. The complexity of the task: sometimes specialized software and expert knowledge are required to successfully perform data recovery work - this can also be added to the final price of the service.
On average, you can expect costs starting from 100 to 5000 dollars for the operation to disassemble the device/return the file/remove the password blocker, respectively.
One of the most popular providers of these services is the Kroll Ontrack company.