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Secure Data Recovery Services has 28 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforSecure Data Recovery Services

    Data Recovery
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4.95/5stars

    Average of 1,201 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    28 complaints closed in last 3 years

    9 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 5/26/2011

    Years in Business: 17

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    Overview

    Data retrieval from computer and mobile devices, with data restored onto a secure storage media.

    Products & Services

    Data recovery from hard drives, RAID arrays and mobile devices.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Secure Data Recovery Services has 28 locations, listed below.

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      Headquarters
      625 Fair Oaks Ave Ste 326, South Pasadena, CA 91030-2630
      Years in Business:
      17
      Business Started:
      1/4/2007
      Business Incorporated:
      1/4/2007
      Accredited Since:
      5/26/2011
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • World Acceptance Group, Corp.
      Business Management
      • Mr. Kyle Crawford, Customer Service Manager
      Contact Information

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Dmitri Kardashev, Founder
      • Mr. Kyle Crawford, Customer Service Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      28 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      07/01/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I have an 8TB Western Digital NAS that became unrecognizable by my computers after a power surge. After contacting Western Digital, they provided a list of data recovery companies, and I chose to contact Secure Data Recovery. The first person who responded was ***********************. He immediately sent 5-6 different emails, trying to portray Secure Data Recovery as the best in *************. They were very insistent on getting me to ship my hard drive to them. After explaining the situation and asking for a quote, ***** estimated it would be less than $500 to recover the data. Ultimately, I shipped my hard drive from ********* to their ******* office.Four days after shipping it, ***** reached out with a payment notice of $3600 to $4700 (see attached screenshot). I immediately replied that this price was unrealistic and far higher than the initial estimate, and I asked for my hard drive to be returned. However, all my emails bounced, and no one responded (see attached screenshots). After a few days of this cat-and-mouse game, I found a phone number and called them. Someone named ********************* answered and said ***** was no longer with the company as of the day he sent the payment notice. After explaining the situation and the discrepancy in costs, **** said there had been an error and that he would fix it. A couple of days later, he sent another email offering a $2000 discount if I provided positive reviews on their website, ******* and the BBB (see attached screenshot). I refused and asked for my device to be returned. They then became unreachable again.This extremely frustrating process ultimately forced me to fly to ******* in person to retrieve my device. A few months later, I contacted another company, and they fixed my NAS for $375 plus tax (excluding the cost of a new hard drive).
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      Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Rajiv D

      5 stars

      08/22/2024

      Brilliant service from the team, ****** in particular was great with walking me through the process and keeping me updated. I would definitely recommend this service!

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