Data Recovery for Westfield, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. Westfield customers can bring a failed drive or the full computer to our Somerville shop, about 36 minutes from the Westfield train station along Route 22. After the diagnostic we text a flat price, and your files are not touched for recovery 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 Westfield 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 (downtown shop sales records, a family's holiday videos, a remote worker's client folders, a high school art portfolio) 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 #46927.
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
Plenty of data recovery listings you see near Westfield are pickup points that pack your drive and ship it to an out-of-state lab. Sending the only copy of your files through the mail is a gamble. We keep your drive in our Somerville shop 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.
Westfield Data Recovery for Downtown Shops and North and South Side Homes
Westfield's old village area was settled around 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract, and the town was first formed as a township in 1794. Today it is a Union County town of roughly 31,000 people with a busy downtown of more than 200 retail establishments. Between the shops and the households, there are plenty of files that cannot be replaced.
Downtown Westfield
Downtown has over 200 retail establishments and 400 commercial enterprises, many of them independent. If a register computer or office desktop loses its data, we diagnose the drive in our Somerville shop and text a flat price.
Raritan Valley Line riders
Westfield station has non-stop rush hour trains to Newark Penn Station, so plenty of residents work from a laptop. We recover laptop drives, SSDs and external USB drives without sending anything away.
Rialto and town festivals
From the Rialto Theater to AddamsFest, summer jazz nights and FestiFall, Westfield events end up on camera cards and home computers. If a card or drive fails, bring it in and we will see what we can save.
Westfield areas and place names
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in Westfield. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from Westfield to Our Somerville Shop
The Westfield route follows Route 28 west, cuts north on Terrill Road and then takes Route 22 almost all the way to our door.
From Westfield station (NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line)
- Leave the station and turn left onto North Avenue West (Route 28). Follow Route 28 west for about 1.7 miles alongside the rail line.
- Continue straight onto Midway Avenue (County Route 610). Stay on Midway Avenue for about 1.3 miles.
- Turn right onto Terrill Road (County Route 611). Drive about 0.6 mile, then take the ramp on the left onto US 22.
- Merge onto US 22 West for about 12 miles. This is nearly the whole drive. Take the exit ramp on the right when you reach the Somerville area.
- Follow Grove Street, then bear right onto Ivanhoe Avenue. Grove Street is about 0.2 mile and Ivanhoe Avenue about 0.1 mile.
- Turn left onto North Bridge Street to our driveway. Continue about 0.6 mile. 75 N Bridge St is on the right; turn right into our driveway where you see 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.
Westfield 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 Westfield?
From Westfield station (NJ Transit Raritan Valley Line) it's about 16.8 miles and 36 minutes, mostly on Route 28 and US-22 West. 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 commute from Westfield. How do I know what the recovery will cost before I commit?
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. In 2 to 3 days we text you the diagnosis and a flat price, and you approve by replying. If you approve, the $75 is credited toward the recovery.
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 36 minutes from Westfield