Finding the best RAID data recovery service is by no means an easy task.
You should ask yourself several questions before you decide on one, because the data on your harddrive may be lost forever if you pick the wrong company.
The truth is that there are many companies out there that are completely new to this and do not have any experience whatsoever.
This is why you want to look for experts that have at least 5-10 years of data recovery experience.
There are also many mistakes you want to avoid if you're trying to recover data from your RAID array.
RAID recovery is very tricky and complex, which is why a professional should take a look before you try anything yourself.
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How is the data returned? Most companies will send your data on a DVD or even a CD.
There are also those that send it in a brand new external or internal hard drive.
Make sure you ask them about this so you do not get any unpleasant surprises.
I've had trouble with these kind of things in the past.
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Success rates are usually claimed to be high, but be wary when companies start claiming to have higher than 80% success rate because they are usually lying.
It has been shown that pretty much no company in operation today can achieve higher than 80%.
The success rate will also vary depending on the medium being restored and how success is measured.
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Ability to work on any operating system is important if you're on a MAC, because there are many companies out there that specialize only in Windows recovery.
Some even specialize in specific file types, such as FAT32 or NTFS.