Data Recovery for West Windsor, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. West Windsor residents can bring a drive or the whole computer to our Somerville shop, about 47 minutes from Princeton Junction station by way of Route 206. Once we diagnose it, a flat price arrives by text, and the recovery stays on hold until you 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 West Windsor 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 graduate student's research data, a startup's product files, family travel photos, a high schooler's robotics code) 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 #44807.
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
Search data recovery near West Windsor and you will find listings that are only intake desks: they box your drive and ship it to an out-of-state lab. Research data and family photos should not ride in a mail truck. We do the recovery in our own Somerville shop.
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.
West Windsor Data Recovery for Researchers, Commuters and Families
West Windsor was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1798, when provincial Windsor Township was split in two. Today the Mercer County township has roughly 29,500 people, includes the community of Princeton Junction, and holds a 400-acre portion of Princeton University south of Lake Carnegie. It is a place where a lot of important work lives on laptops.
Princeton Junction commuters
Princeton Junction station serves NJ Transit and Amtrak, and the Dinky shuttles riders to Princeton. If your commuter laptop fails, drop it off in Somerville and we will text the diagnosis and a flat price.
Campus and classroom
Mercer County Community College has its West Windsor campus here, and West Windsor-Plainsboro schools keep students on laptops and flash drives. We recover USB drives, SSDs and laptops on our own bench.
Home offices and companies
NRG Energy is headquartered in the township, and many residents work from home offices. When a desktop, NAS or external drive holding work files dies, we run a $75 diagnostic credited toward the recovery if you approve.
West Windsor communities
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in West Windsor. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from West Windsor to Our Somerville Shop
From Princeton Junction the route heads up Washington Road into Princeton, then follows US 206 north and its bypass to Somerville.
From Princeton Junction station (NJ Transit and Amtrak)
- Leave the station via Station Drive and turn left onto Washington Road. Turn right at the end of the station road onto Station Drive, then left onto Washington Road.
- Follow Washington Road (County Routes 526 and 571) about 2.8 miles. Keep right where the road splits to stay on Washington Road, and go straight through the roundabout.
- Continue onto Vandeventer Avenue, then turn right onto Wiggins Street. Vandeventer Avenue is short, and so is Wiggins Street, about a tenth of a mile.
- Turn left onto Jefferson Road. Follow it about a mile. At the end, turn left, and at the next end of the road turn right onto US 206.
- Follow US 206 north for about 8 miles. It starts as State Road and is signed together with County Route 533.
- Go straight onto the Peter J. Biondi Memorial Bypass (US 206 bypass). Stay on the bypass about 6.5 miles.
- Make a right onto South Bridge Street. Head north about a mile into Somerville.
- Our driveway is on the left at 75 N Bridge St. Turn in at the blue Dave's Computers arrow sign and park in our private lot.
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.
West Windsor 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 West Windsor?
From Princeton Junction station (NJ Transit and Amtrak) it's about 20.1 miles and 47 minutes, mostly on Washington Road and US-206 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.
My dissertation data is on a failing SSD. Will it be shipped to a lab?
No. All recovery work is done in our Somerville shop, and we never box drives up and ship them out of state. If a drive needs something beyond what we do in-house, we can give you the contact for a recovery partner.
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 47 minutes from West Windsor