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My Emergency Guy

Data recovery · Oakland · Alameda

Data recovery for failed drives, damaged computers, and missing files.

We recover data from hard drives, SSDs, computers, and other storage problems. The first goal is to understand what failed and choose a recovery approach that avoids unnecessary risk.

Oakland (510) 621-3059Alameda (510) 965-2468

When data matters

Stop using a failing drive before a recoverable problem gets worse.

If a drive is clicking, disappearing, extremely slow, asking to be formatted, or causing the computer to freeze, repeated attempts to use it can make recovery more difficult. Power it down and have the storage evaluated before running repair utilities or repeatedly restarting the device.

MEG handles data recovery for customers in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, and across the Bay Area. Cases range from straightforward transfers and logical recovery to more advanced work involving unstable or damaged media.

Tiers & pricing

Recovery work is matched to the condition of the device.

Pricing depends on the failure and the amount of work required. Recovery pricing starts at $150 for basic data transfer work. Advanced Tier 3 recovery starts at $999 and may increase depending on the failure, parts, and work required. We confirm the appropriate level after evaluation.

Tier 1

Transfer & accessible data

For storage that is readable enough to access safely and copy data without advanced recovery procedures.

Starting at $150
Tier 2

Logical & unstable media recovery

For missing partitions, file-system problems, failing sectors, intermittent detection, or drives that require controlled imaging and recovery work.

Quoted after diagnosis
Tier 3

Advanced recovery

For more difficult storage failures that require additional tools, parts, or advanced recovery procedures.

$999 and up

Recovery process

Clear steps and realistic expectations.

01

Evaluate

We identify the storage device, symptoms, and likely failure type. Diagnostic charges apply where required.

02

Choose the recovery path

We explain the expected recovery level, pricing, and any risks or limitations we can identify before proceeding.

03

Recover and return

Recovered data is copied to suitable storage. For difficult cases, turnaround depends on media condition and the work required.

Devices we see

More than just hard drives.

  • Internal and external hard drives
  • SATA and NVMe SSDs
  • Mac and Windows computers
  • USB flash drives and memory cards
  • Damaged or non-booting laptops
  • Selected RAID, NAS, and specialty storage cases

If you are unsure whether your device fits, start a request and describe what happened.

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