Data recovery FAQ: answers to your questions
Find answers from our specialists to the most frequently asked questions about data recovery: hard drive failures, SSD, RAID, USB drives, pricing, turnaround times and process. SOS Data Recovery (Tesweb SA), Swiss specialist since 2006 with over 10,000 cases handled, answers your questions.
Why consult our data recovery FAQ?
Our technicians answer the most frequently asked questions about hard drive, SSD, RAID, NAS, USB drive and memory card failures. Each answer is based on over 10,000 cases handled since 2006 and regularly updated. If you cannot find the answer to your question, contact us — free diagnosis within 3 hours.
Is it possible to recover data after a ransomware attack?
Yes, in many cases. Our team analyzes the type of ransomware and explores several approaches: recovering unencrypted files, exploiting known vulnerabilities in the encryption, restoring previous versions of the files. Each case is unique — a free diagnosis allows us to assess the chances of success.
Is it possible to recover deleted photos and videos from a phone?
Yes, recovering deleted photos and videos from a smartphone is technically possible, even without a prior backup. Deleting a file does not immediately erase it from the internal memory: the data remains present until the space is reused by new files.
The faster you stop using the phone after deletion, the higher the chances of recovery. Every new photo taken, application installed, or update downloaded can overwrite the deleted data.
Our technicians extract data directly from the device's eMMC or UFS chip using professional tools (JTAG, ISP, chip-off). This method allows us to recover files even when the file system is corrupted or the phone no longer starts.