From the old cloth mills to the studios and makers of the Five Valleys, Stroud is full of creative work worth protecting. We're Bristol Data Recovery, a run down the M5, recovering hard drives, SSDs, camera cards, 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, and a written quote first.
Around 35 miles from Stroud to our Bristol bench — close enough to drop off, easy enough to post.
Stroud sits where five wooded valleys meet on the edge of the Cotswolds — a town of around 13,000 people, at the heart of a district of roughly 120,000. Its mills once made cloth for the world, and that maker's spirit lives on in one of the strongest arts and creative communities in the South West: photographers, designers, artists, musicians and small studios, alongside the celebrated farmers' market and a host of independent businesses.
All of that creative output lives on drives — image libraries, project files, portfolios and accounts — and when the storage holding it fails, a single fault can put years of work at risk. In most cases it's recoverable: the majority of failed drives still hold their data perfectly, with the fault in the electronics, the heads or the file system.
We're Bristol Data Recovery, around 35 miles down the M5, and we've recovered exactly this kind of data for Stroud homes and businesses for over 25 years. Hard drives, SSDs, USB sticks, camera cards, Macs, laptops, RAID arrays, NAS boxes and servers all cross our bench, and every recovery is carried out in-house.
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, and on most jobs it's no fix, no fee.
Four of the jobs we see most often from the town and the valleys.
From the town out across the valleys to Nailsworth and Painswick, the service is the same: drop it off, or post it in fully insured.
From Stroud you're a short run down the M5 — drop the drive in and talk it through, or post it if you'd rather.
Call or message us with the device and the fault. We'll give you a likely price up front.
Bring your device — or just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers — to our Bristol location Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm, or post it fully insured.
We assess it, usually within 48 hours, and send a fixed written quote before any work begins.
We recover, verify against a file listing, and you collect in person or we post it back on fresh storage.
Drop-offs skip the post entirely. Urgent cases can often be prioritised — just ask when you call.
A snapshot of what we handle for Stroud customers — each links to the detail.
A few words from customers we've helped around the valleys.
My whole photography portfolio was on a drive that suddenly wouldn't mount. They recovered every image and the price was exactly as quoted. A real weight off my mind.
My laptop wouldn't boot with years of work on it. They took the drive, recovered everything and explained it all clearly. Worth the short run down the motorway.
A card of family photos came up blank in the camera. Every shot recovered, no fuss, fixed price. Lovely to deal with and posting it in was simple.
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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 35 miles down the M5 — roughly 50 minutes from Stroud. We've recovered data for Stroud and the Five Valleys 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 — it's one of the most common jobs we do. Whether your images are on a camera card, an external drive or a studio NAS, we recover them at the appropriate level and verify the results against a file listing before returning them. Stop using the affected media and get it to us as soon as you can.
Whichever suits you. Stroud is a short run down the M5, so many customers drop the drive in — bring just the drive for laptops, NAS and servers, labelled. If you'd rather not travel, post it fully insured and tracked. Either way you get a free diagnostic and a fixed quote first.
All of Stroud and the Five Valleys — including Nailsworth, Stonehouse, Painswick, Minchinhampton, Rodborough, Cainscross and Dursley. 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 studio RAID arrays. Drop it off, or post it in fully insured.