Data Recovery for South Brunswick, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. Drop off the drive, card or complete computer at our Somerville shop, roughly 49 minutes by car from Pigeon Swamp State Park. We text you a diagnosis and a flat price, and not a single recovery step happens until you reply to approve it.
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 South 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 remote worker's project folders, school papers for the kids, wedding videos, a small business's invoices) 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 #47205.
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 listings that show up for data recovery near South Brunswick are really collection points. They take your drive, pack it in a box and mail it to an out-of-state lab. A package can be lost or damaged in transit, and your data deserves better odds than that.
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 South Brunswick Families, Commuters and Businesses
South Brunswick dates to 1778 and was formally incorporated as one of New Jersey's original 104 townships in 1798. Once mostly farmland, it is now home to roughly 47,000 people spread across communities like Dayton, Kendall Park and Monmouth Junction. That adds up to a lot of laptops, home desktops and family photo libraries.
Busy households across the township
With families spread from Dayton to Kingston, one shared desktop often holds everyone's photos and documents. If that computer will not boot, bring the whole machine in. We diagnose it at our Somerville shop and text you the price before we start.
Home offices and small firms
If you run a business or work remotely from a South Brunswick home, a failed SSD can take client files and bookkeeping with it. We recover from internal drives, external USB drives and NAS units in-house.
Nature photos from Pigeon Swamp
Pigeon Swamp State Park preserves more than 1,000 acres of undeveloped land in the township, a draw for hikers with cameras. When a camera card suddenly shows no pictures, set it aside and bring it to us for a diagnosis.
South Brunswick communities
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in South Brunswick. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from South Brunswick to Our Somerville Shop
From the south end of the township the fastest route skips the interstates and follows county roads north along the Millstone River valley to Manville and into Somerville.
From Pigeon Swamp State Park in South Brunswick
- Leave the park area via Industrial Road and turn right on Ridge Road (CR 522). Industrial Road runs about 0.4 miles to its end at Ridge Road. After about half a mile, take the ramp marked Route 130 North, Route 522 West, New Brunswick.
- Follow CR 522 onto US 130, then turn left on Deans-Rhode Hall Road (CR 610). CR 522 carries you about 1.8 miles and becomes US 130. Turn left almost immediately onto Deans-Rhode Hall Road, then left onto Georges Road and quickly right onto Deans Lane (all signed CR 610).
- Take Deans Lane about 1.4 miles and turn right onto US 1. Stay on US 1 for just under a mile, then take the ramp for Finnegans Lane.
- Follow Finnegans Lane (CR 682) to Route 27 and turn left. Finnegans Lane runs about 1 mile. On Route 27 (Lincoln Highway), go a quarter mile and turn right onto Claremont Road (CR 648).
- Take Claremont Road about 1.3 miles, then turn right on South Middlebush Road (CR 615). Go about 1.2 miles and turn left onto Jacques Lane, which runs about 1.3 miles.
- Turn right on Canal Road, then left on Blackwells Mills Road (CR 658). Canal Road is a short 0.4 mile stretch. Blackwells Mills Road is only about a quarter mile before you turn right onto Millstone River Road.
- Follow Millstone River Road (CR 533) north for about 4 miles. At the end of the road, turn right to stay on CR 533. It becomes South Main Street in Manville.
- Turn left on Roosevelt Avenue, right on South 13th Avenue, then left on Brooks Boulevard. Each is under a mile: about 0.4, 0.4 and 0.8 miles. At the end, turn right onto US 206 and go about 1 mile.
- Turn right onto South Bridge Street and continue into Somerville. Drive about 1 mile north; the road continues as North Bridge Street. Turn left into our driveway at 75 N Bridge St, where the blue Dave's Computers arrow sign marks the entrance.
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.
South 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 South Brunswick?
From Pigeon Swamp State Park in South Brunswick it's about 20.0 miles and 49 minutes, mostly on US 1, CR 615 and Millstone River Road (CR 533). 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.
Do I need to bring my whole computer from South Brunswick, or just the drive?
Either works. If you can remove the drive, bring just that; if not, bring the desktop or laptop and we will take it from there. Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic, which is credited toward the recovery if you approve it.
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 49 minutes from South Brunswick