Home to one of Britain's biggest cyber and security clusters, Cheltenham takes its data seriously — and so do we. We're Bristol Data Recovery, a short run down the M5, recovering hard drives, SSDs, encrypted drives, RAID arrays, NAS units and servers in-house for over 25 years. Drop it off, or post it in. Free diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs.
Around 45 miles from Cheltenham to our Bristol bench — close enough to drop off, easy enough to post.
Cheltenham is a town of contrasts — elegant Regency terraces, the Promenade and Montpellier, a world-famous racing festival and a packed calendar of literature, jazz and science festivals. It's also one of the most important cyber and security hubs in the country, with a dense cluster of technology, defence and professional-services firms, and around 117,000 residents.
All of that depends on data — case files, client records, research, design work and financial accounts — much of it encrypted, and much of it business-critical. When the storage holding it fails, whether that's a laptop or a multi-disk array, getting it back safely and properly matters.
We're Bristol Data Recovery, around 45 miles down the M5, and we've recovered exactly this kind of data for Cheltenham homes and businesses for over 25 years. We handle everything from a dropped external drive to a failed RAID server and locked-out encrypted volumes — all in-house, never shipped off elsewhere.
Because we're close, you can drop your device off at our Bristol location or post it in fully insured. Every job opens with a free written diagnostic and a fixed quote, we can provide a documented chain of custody where it's needed, and on most jobs it's no fix, no fee.
A snapshot of what we handle for Cheltenham customers — each links to the detail.
Encrypted volumes, legal evidence and business-critical arrays handled carefully, in-house, and never outsourced.
Locked-out BitLocker, FileVault and VeraCrypt drives recovered where you can supply the key or password.
Documented chain of custody for legal, HR and insurance cases, with clear written reporting.
Failed rebuilds, multiple dead disks and dead controllers reconstructed off the hardware.
Synology and QNAP boxes, VMware and Hyper-V hosts, plus SQL and Exchange databases.
Tiered pricing, free diagnostics and prioritised turnaround for business-critical jobs.
From the Promenade out to the surrounding villages, the service is the same: drop it off, or post it in fully insured.
A few words from customers we've helped around the town.
We needed a locked BitLocker drive recovered for the business. They confirmed exactly what they needed up front, handled it carefully, and the data came back intact. Reassuring throughout.
My laptop wouldn't boot with years of photos on it. They took the drive, recovered everything and explained it all clearly. A short hop down the M5 and sorted.
Our office RAID failed and we feared the worst. They reconstructed it from the disks and recovered every file, with a clear report for our records. Professional from start to finish.
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Send us your device for a free diagnostic, and tell us a little about what happened — an engineer will review it and confirm your exact quote in writing before any work begins.
Recovering your data starts with getting the device to us. Pack it safely, add your contact details, and send it over — after we run a free diagnostic, we’ll confirm your exact price in writing before any work begins.
Posting it in? We recommend a tracked, insured service. Prefer to drop it off? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still package the device as above.
If you need more information on our data recovery service, fill out the form with more detail about your issue and an engineer will review it and give you a custom quote.
We’ll be in touch shortly. For anything urgent, call 0117 332 1137.
We're based in Bristol, around 45 miles down the M5 — roughly 50 minutes from Cheltenham. We've recovered data for Cheltenham homes and businesses from there for over 25 years. You can drop your device off at our Bristol location Monday to Friday, 9am to 5:30pm, or post it to us fully insured.
Yes. We recover BitLocker, FileVault and VeraCrypt drives where you can supply the key, password or recovery information. Encryption protects your data from us as much as anyone else, so we'll confirm exactly what's needed before any work begins.
Yes. For legal, HR and insurance cases we can carry out evidence-grade recovery with a documented chain of custody and clear written reporting. Let us know the requirements when you call so we can handle it appropriately from the outset.
All of Cheltenham and the surrounding area — including Charlton Kings, Leckhampton, Prestbury, Up Hatherley, Pittville, Bishop's Cleeve and Winchcombe, plus Gloucester and Tewkesbury. The service and pricing are the same wherever you are.
Most jobs are recovered within 3 to 4 working days, with the free diagnostic usually done inside 48 hours. As a guide, USB sticks and memory cards start from £250 + VAT, hard drives and SSDs from £300 + VAT, and RAID, NAS and servers from £500 + VAT — always with a fixed written quote first, and no fix, no fee on most jobs.
Free written diagnostic, no fix no fee on most jobs, and over 25 years of recovering everything from camera cards to encrypted RAID servers. Drop it off, or post it in fully insured.