Data Recovery for Plainsboro, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. Bring the drive, or the whole computer, from Plainsboro to our Somerville shop; from the Plainsboro Library it's about 44 minutes, most of it on Route 206. After the diagnosis we text you a flat price, and not a single file is recovered until you approve.
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 Plainsboro 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 lab dataset, a startup's pitch deck, a science fair project, family photos) 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 #46092.
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
Many map listings for data recovery near Plainsboro are drop-off points that box up your drive and ship it to a lab out of state. Research data and family photos shouldn't be riding in a delivery truck. Don't risk your data to a lost package in 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.
Data Recovery for Plainsboro's Research Community and Growing Neighborhoods
Plainsboro became a township in 1919, formed from parts of South Brunswick and Cranbury in large part because local families wanted a school. Once known for the Walker-Gordon dairy farm, it's now home to roughly 24,000 people, Princeton Forrestal Center and Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.
Labs and research offices
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory are both in the township. If a personal external drive or USB stick full of your work fails, we recover it at our Somerville shop without sending it out of state.
Medical Center staff
Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center opened in Plainsboro in 2012. If you work there and your personal laptop, with its certifications and family photos, won't start, drop it off with us and we'll text the diagnosis and price.
Princeton Meadows homes
Princeton Meadows is the township's largest community, with nearly 15,000 residents. When a laptop at home stops booting, bring it in; we recover from laptops, desktops and the drives inside them.
Plainsboro communities and neighborhoods
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in Plainsboro. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from Plainsboro to Our Somerville Shop
No interstates on this one: county roads carry you to Route 206, then the Peter J. Biondi Memorial Bypass brings you most of the way north.
From Plainsboro Public Library
- Leave the library via Sohl Place and turn right onto Van Doren Street. Van Doren Street curves left and becomes Cox Street.
- Turn right onto Schalks Crossing Road (County Route 683). Follow it about 2.1 miles.
- Turn left onto Ridge Road. Stay on it about 1.2 miles, then bear right onto Heathcote Road.
- Continue straight as the road becomes Laurel Avenue, then Kingston-Rocky Hill Road (County Route 603). That stretch is about 1.9 miles in all.
- Turn left onto Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike (County Route 518). It becomes Washington Street for about a mile, then Georgetown-Franklin Turnpike again.
- Turn right onto US 206 North. Stay on Route 206 about 5.3 miles.
- Continue straight onto the Peter J. Biondi Memorial Bypass (US 206 Bypass). Follow the bypass about 6.3 miles.
- Turn right onto South Bridge Street. Go about 1 mile north; the street becomes North Bridge Street once you cross Main Street in Somerville.
- Turn left into our driveway. It's on the left side of North Bridge Street, marked by the blue Dave's Computers arrow sign.
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.
Plainsboro 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 Plainsboro?
From Plainsboro Public Library it's about 19.9 miles and 44 minutes, mostly on US-206 North and the Route 206 Bypass. 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 recover data from the SSD in a newer laptop?
Yes. We recover internal hard drives and SSDs, and we also recover from complete laptops if you'd rather not remove anything. Every recovery starts with the $75 diagnostic, credited toward the recovery if you approve.
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 44 minutes from Plainsboro