Data Recovery for Somerset, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. From the historic Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue, our Somerville shop is about 18 minutes away by way of I-287. Bring in the drive or the whole computer. We run the diagnostic, send the flat price by text, and wait for your yes before any recovery.
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 Somerset 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 small business's customer files, a Rutgers commuter's research notes, a church's recorded services, decades of scanned 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 #48419.
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
A search for data recovery near Somerset turns up drop-off locations that ship drives to labs in other states. Your drive leaves your hands in a box and you hope it arrives. Our shop keeps every drive on-site in Somerville from check-in to pickup.
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 Serving Somerset and the Easton Avenue Corridor
Somerset is one of the largest communities in Franklin Township, with roughly 23,000 residents. In 1913 it became home to one of the first Marconi wireless stations in the United States, and President Wilson's Fourteen Points speech was transmitted from there in 1918. Today the messages that matter are in email archives and folders on a drive.
Colonial roots at the Van Wickle House
The Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue was built in 1722 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Somerset residents with long family histories often keep scans and photos on one aging external drive. If it fails, we diagnose it at our Somerville shop.
Small offices and home businesses
If your Somerset business keeps its records on a desktop or a small NAS and it stops responding, bring the machine or the drive to us. We text you the diagnosis and a flat price, and nothing starts until you reply to approve.
Community and cultural centers
Somerset is home to the Ukrainian Cultural Center on Davidson Avenue and many local congregations. If your group's recordings and newsletters are on a single computer that dies, we can recover the files from its internal drive or SSD after you approve.
Somerset areas and nearby Franklin Township sections
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in Somerset. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from Somerset to Our Somerville Shop
From the Van Wickle House you follow Easton Avenue a short way to I-287, ride it two exits north, and come into Somerville on US 22.
From Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue
- Turn left onto DeMott Lane, then right onto Easton Avenue (County Route 527). DeMott Lane is only about 0.1 miles. Once on Easton Avenue, head north toward I-287.
- Follow Easton Avenue about 1.6 miles to I-287. Continue straight onto the ramp for I-287 North toward Morristown and Mahwah.
- Ride I-287 North roughly 3.6 miles. You will pass Exit 12 (Weston Canal Road) and Exit 13 (Route 28, Somerville and Bound Brook).
- Use Exit 14B, US 22 West, Clinton. This ramp leaves from the left lane and runs about 0.6 miles before merging onto US 22 West.
- Stay on US 22 West about 1.6 miles, then exit on the right. The exit leads straight to Grove Street.
- Bear right onto Grove Street, then bear right onto Ivanhoe Avenue. Both are short, about 0.3 miles combined.
- Go left onto North Bridge Street. Go south about 0.6 miles.
- Swing right into 75 N Bridge St. The entrance has our blue Dave's Computers arrow sign out front. Grab any open spot in the private lot, then check in on the shop kiosk.
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.
Somerset 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 Somerset?
From Van Wickle House on Easton Avenue it's about 9.0 miles and 18 minutes, mostly on Easton Avenue, then I-287 North to US 22. 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.
I live in Somerset. Will my drive be sent anywhere?
No. All recovery work is done on-site in our Somerville shop, and drives are never boxed up and shipped out of state. If a drive ever needs more than we do in-house, we give you the contact for a recovery partner so the choice stays yours.
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 18 minutes from Somerset