Data Recovery for North Brunswick, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. Starting from North Brunswick Community Park off Route 130, plan on about 40 minutes to reach our Somerville shop. Bring the drive or the full computer, and we will diagnose it and text you a flat price. No recovery work starts without your go-ahead.
75 North Bridge St, Somerville NJ 08876 · Private parking · Walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed
Contact Us First. It Takes Two Minutes.
No appointment is needed, but a quick message before you leave North Brunswick saves you a wasted trip. Tell us what happened to the drive and we'll tell you what to bring and what not to do in the meantime.
- Whether to bring the whole computer or just the drive
- How to keep a clicking or failing drive from getting worse
- Whether rush service makes sense for your deadline
Bring the Drive In.
No appointment. Check in at the kiosk.Walk in during shop hours and check in on our kiosk. The screen explains how data recovery works in large, easy-to-read text, confirms your turnaround time, and asks you to tick a box and sign on screen. Tell us which files matter most (a youth sports team's season photos, a nursing student's clinical notes, a contractor's estimates and invoices, Carnevale fireworks videos) so we look for those first.
We work on internal hard drives and SSDs, external USB drives, flash drives, SD and camera cards, desktops and laptops, and NAS or RAID boxes. We do not recover data from phones.
- Monday to Friday
- 10am to 5pm
- Saturday
- 9am to 2pm
- Sunday
- Closed
$75 to Find Out What's Recoverable.
Standard diagnostic: 2 to 3 days.The diagnostic tells us why the files disappeared (a failing drive, a deleted folder, a corrupted partition, a dead computer around a healthy drive) and how much of your data can realistically come back. You get an honest answer, not a sales pitch.
Your drive stays on our bench in Somerville the whole time. We don't box it up for a lab in another state, so you're never waiting on a shipping label to find out what happened to your files.
- Diagnostic FeeDrive evaluation and recovery assessment
- $75
- Rush ServiceWe offer rush. Ask about it at drop-off
- Available
Credited if you go ahead. When the recovery is approved, the $75 comes off your recovery price. It's not an extra charge.
We Text You the Plan.
Nothing gets copied until you say yes.At check-in we text your ticket number so you know your drive is logged. When the diagnostic is done, we text what we found in plain language: which folders are readable, roughly how much data that is, and the flat price to copy it to a new drive. Reply yes and we start. Reply no and nothing else is charged.
Your ticket # is #43057.
We'll text you once the recovery diagnostic is complete. 👍
Get Your Files Back.
Diagnostic fee already deducted.We text you when the recovery is finished. Come by during shop hours, pay the balance, and take your files home. In the example here, the recovery was quoted at $299. The $75 diagnostic you paid at drop-off comes off that, so the balance due at pickup is $224 plus NJ sales tax.
- Data Recovery (quoted)
- $299.00
- Diagnostic Paid at Drop-Off
- -$75.00
- Subtotal
- $224.00
- NJ Sales Tax (6.625%)
- $14.84
Avoid the Fake Data Recovery Listings
Look up data recovery near North Brunswick and you will find drop-off spots that forward your drive, in a box, to a lab somewhere out of state. That means days in transit and a real chance the package goes missing. Your files deserve better than the mail.
Your drive goes in a box
- The local listing only collects the drive, then ships it to a lab you've never seen, often in another state.
- A failing drive gets bounced around in a delivery truck, and a package can be delayed, damaged, or lost.
- Your family photos or client files pass through strangers' hands and a shipping depot.
- You wait on transit both ways before anyone even looks at it, and the person at the counter can't answer your questions.
Your drive stays in Somerville
- All recovery work is done on-site, on our own bench at 75 N Bridge St. Your drive never leaves the building.
- You hand it to the person who actually does the work, and you can call the shop directly at 908-428-9558.
- Standard diagnostic in 2 to 3 days with no shipping time, and rush service is available.
- If your drive needs something beyond what we do in-house, we tell you plainly and can give you the contact for a recovery partner. The choice stays yours.
Quick test: before you hand over a drive anywhere, ask "Will my drive be recovered here, in this building?" If the answer involves shipping, you're looking at a drop-off point, not a lab.
North Brunswick Data Recovery, From Maple Meade to Livingston Park
North Brunswick Township was incorporated in 1798 as one of New Jersey's original 104 townships and now has roughly 44,000 residents. The township turned the old Otken Farm on Route 130 into North Brunswick Community Park, which opened in 2007. Busy families here keep a lot of memories on a lot of devices.
Heritage Day and the Community Park
Each year the township's Heritage Day fills North Brunswick Community Park with the many cultures that live here. If your photos from the day are on a memory card that fails, bring it in and we will tell you what we can get back.
Carnevale Italiano memories
The Italian American Social Club's Carnevale Italiano, with its fireworks show, is a North Brunswick tradition going back decades. Family albums from those summers deserve care. We diagnose your drive or card in our own shop and never ship it out.
Contractors and home businesses
If you run a business from a home desktop or a small NAS in North Brunswick and that machine stops booting, invoices and customer records can feel lost. We check the drive, text you a flat price, and wait for your approval.
North Brunswick sections we serve
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in North Brunswick. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from North Brunswick to Our Somerville Shop
From the park you pick up US 1 briefly, work through New Brunswick on Jersey Avenue and Route 27, then take Franklin Boulevard and Easton Avenue to I-287.
From North Brunswick Community Park on Route 130
- Leave the park and turn left onto Adams Lane (County Route 608). The park's internal roads take about half a mile to reach Adams Lane. Follow Adams Lane about 0.4 miles.
- Turn right onto US 1, then take the exit for Route 91, Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick. You are on US 1 for only about a quarter mile before the ramp on the right.
- Turn right onto Jersey Avenue (Route 91). Stay on Jersey Avenue for about a mile.
- Turn left onto How Lane (County Route 680), then right onto Somerset Street (Route 27). How Lane runs about 0.7 miles; you are on Somerset Street for about 0.8 miles.
- Turn left onto Franklin Boulevard (County Route 617). Follow it for about 1.9 miles until it meets Easton Avenue.
- Make the sharp left onto Easton Avenue (County Route 527). Stay on Easton Avenue about 3.4 miles to the ramp for I-287 North toward Morristown and Mahwah.
- Take I-287 North about 3.6 miles to Exit 14B. You pass Exit 12 (Weston Canal Road) and Exit 13 (Route 28). Exit 14B, for US 22 West toward Clinton, leaves on the left.
- Take US 22 West about 1.6 miles, then exit right and follow Grove Street and Ivanhoe Avenue. Bear right onto Grove Street and right again onto Ivanhoe Avenue, then turn left onto North Bridge Street and go about 0.6 miles.
- Turn right at 75 N Bridge St., our driveway. The blue Dave's Computers arrow sign marks the turn. Our private lot is right there, and the check-in kiosk is inside.
A Real Office, With Our Own Parking
We work out of a commercial office building on North Bridge Street, not a spare room in someone's house. It's the large gray-shingled building with the stone front and the tall brick chimneys.
- Find the blue arrow sign. Our Dave's Computers sign sits at the curb right at the driveway entrance.
- Pull into the private lot. Follow the driveway along the left side of the building to the parking lot. Parking is free.
- Look for our windows. Our entrance is in the single-story wing facing the lot, with Dave's Computers signs in the windows.
A Few More Things
Need It Sooner?
Standard turnaround is 2 to 3 days. We also offer rush service; we'll go over timing and cost with you at drop-off.
Rush AvailableCan't Carry It In?
Heavy tower or a NAS box full of drives? Call us from the parking lot at 908-428-9558 and we'll come out to your car to carry it in.
Call Us FirstWant the Full Picture?
See everything we recover on our data recovery in New Jersey page, or read how data recovery pricing works before you come in.
North Brunswick Data Recovery FAQ
How much is the data recovery diagnostic?
$75. It covers checking the drive, finding out why the files are missing, and telling you what can be recovered. If you approve the recovery, the $75 is credited toward the price.
When is the $75 refunded?
When you hand us the drive directly (a bare drive, external drive, USB flash drive or SD card) and we can't recover your data, the diagnostic is refunded. If the drive has to be removed from a laptop or desktop, that removal is labor, so the diagnostic isn't refunded even if recovery isn't possible.
How long does it take?
The standard diagnostic takes 2 to 3 days. We also offer rush service, and we'll go over it with you in person at drop-off.
How far is your shop from North Brunswick?
From North Brunswick Community Park on Route 130 it's about 16.6 miles and 40 minutes, mostly on US 1, Franklin Boulevard, Easton Avenue and I-287 North. The shop is at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, with a private parking lot. Look for the blue Dave's Computers arrow sign at the driveway.
Can you get photos off an SD card from a North Brunswick youth sports season?
We recover data from SD and camera cards, USB flash drives and hard drives. Every job starts with a $75 diagnostic that takes 2 to 3 days, and it is credited toward the recovery if you approve. You get the diagnosis and flat price by text.
Do you ship my drive to another lab?
No. All recovery work is done on-site at our Somerville shop, and your drive never goes in the mail. If a drive needs work beyond what we do in-house, we'll tell you and can give you the contact for a recovery partner, so you decide what happens next.
Can you recover files from my phone?
No. We recover data from hard drives, SSDs, external drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, computers, and NAS or RAID systems, but not from phones.
Do I need an appointment?
No. Walk in Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm or Saturday 9am to 2pm and check in at the kiosk. Questions first? Call 908-428-9558.
Bring the Drive In Today.
$75 diagnostic. Honest answers. The same technician since 2011.
908-428-9558Mon-Fri 10am-5pm · Sat 9am-2pm · 75 N Bridge St, Somerville NJ · About 40 minutes from North Brunswick