Data Recovery for Raritan, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. Raritan borders Somerville, and from the General John Frelinghuysen House, now the Raritan Public Library, our shop is only about 5 minutes away. Bring the drive or the whole computer, and we will text you a diagnosis and flat price. Recovery waits for your approval.
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 Raritan 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 (family photos from Frelinghuysen Park summers, a small shop's bookkeeping file, a commuter's work laptop folders, a local history society's scans) 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 #47236.
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
Some of the places listed for data recovery near Raritan are counters that pack up your drive and ship it to a lab out of state. Why send it hundreds of miles when our shop is a few minutes from downtown Raritan? Your drive never goes in the mail with us.
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.
Raritan Data Recovery, Just Down the Road
Raritan grew up as a mill town on the Raritan River; the Raritan Woolen Mills opened in 1846 and made uniforms and blankets for the Union Army. It became an independent borough in 1948 and has roughly 7,800 residents today. It is a small town with a big history, and plenty of it is now stored digitally.
A town that keeps its history
In 1921 President Harding signed the Knox-Porter Resolution, ending American involvement in World War I, at the Frelinghuysen estate here in Raritan. If you have scanned family or local records onto one drive and it fails, we diagnose it just down the road.
Commuting from Raritan station
Raritan station is the western terminus for weekend and off-peak Raritan Valley Line trains. If the laptop you carry on your commute gets dropped or stops booting, bring it by and we will text you a flat price before any work.
Honoring John Basilone
Raritan is the hometown of John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Guadalcanal. If your photos and videos of hometown tributes are on an SD card that fails, we look at it in our own shop and never ship it out.
Raritan streets and areas we serve
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in Raritan. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from Raritan to Our Somerville Shop
This is the shortest drive on our list: along Somerset Street from Raritan straight into Somerville's Main Street, then up Bridge Street.
From General John Frelinghuysen House (Raritan Public Library)
- Leave the library heading out on Glaser Avenue. You are only on Glaser Avenue for a few hundred feet.
- Turn left onto Wyckoff Avenue. Wyckoff Avenue is another very short block.
- Turn right onto East Somerset Street (County Route 626). Head east. After about 0.2 miles it continues simply as Somerset Street.
- Keep straight as Somerset Street becomes West Main Street (Route 28). Somerset Street runs about 0.4 miles, then the same road continues as West Main Street for about 0.4 miles into downtown Somerville.
- Hang a left onto North Bridge Street. You only go about 0.2 miles north on North Bridge Street.
- Make a left into our lot at 75 N Bridge St. Our blue Dave's Computers arrow sign marks the driveway. Pull into the private lot, walk in, and the kiosk takes it from there.
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.
Raritan 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 Raritan?
From General John Frelinghuysen House (Raritan Public Library) it's about 1.3 miles and 5 minutes, mostly on Somerset Street and West Main Street (Route 28). 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.
We are right next door in Raritan. Can I just walk the drive over and wait for it?
Drop-off is the way we work: you check in on our kiosk and get a ticket number by text. The $75 diagnostic takes 2 to 3 days, then we text you the diagnosis and a flat price. Rush service is available, and we go over the details at drop-off.
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 5 minutes from Raritan