Data Recovery for Woodbridge Township, NJ
Every recovery starts with a $75 diagnostic. From Metropark it is about 35 minutes up I-287 to our Somerville shop, so bring the drive by itself or the whole computer. We diagnose it, text you a flat price, and nothing gets recovered until you reply to 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 Woodbridge Township 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 payroll spreadsheets, wedding videos, a commuter's project files, scanned property records) 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 #45062.
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
Woodbridge sits at the junction of the Turnpike and the Parkway, and a lot of the data recovery listings around it are shipping counters. They box up your drive and send it to an out-of-state lab, which puts your only copy of your files in the mail. At our shop the drive stays on our bench.
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 Woodbridge Township's Communities and Commuters
Woodbridge Township is the oldest original township in New Jersey, chartered by King Charles II on June 1, 1669. With roughly 104,000 people across communities like Iselin, Colonia, Avenel and Fords, it is one of the most populous municipalities in the state. That adds up to a lot of laptops, family photo drives and home office files.
Metropark and rail commuters
Metropark, Avenel and Woodbridge stations carry commuters on the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast lines. If the laptop that rides with you every day stops booting, drop it off in Somerville and we will text you what we find.
Transportation hub
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is headquartered in the township, where the Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway meet. Businesses along those corridors rely on desktops and NAS units, and we recover both in our own shop.
Ten communities, one township
From Port Reading to Menlo Park Terrace, Woodbridge families store years of memories on external drives and SD cards. We start with a $75 diagnostic that is credited toward the recovery if you approve.
Woodbridge Township communities
Heads up: Dave's Computers doesn't have a location in Woodbridge Township. Every recovery happens at our shop at 75 N Bridge St, Somerville, and your drive never leaves the building.
Directions from Woodbridge Township to Our Somerville Shop
From Metropark the route follows Route 27 to New Durham Road, then I-287 North almost all the way to Somerville.
From Metropark station in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township
- Leave Metropark on Middlesex-Essex Turnpike and Wood Avenue. From the station area, turn right onto Middlesex-Essex Turnpike (County Route 657), then right onto Wood Avenue (County Route 649) for a short block.
- Turn left onto Route 27 (Lincoln Highway). Follow Route 27 about 2.8 miles. Partway along, its name changes to Middlesex Avenue.
- Turn right at New Durham Road (County Route 501). Drive about a mile, then bear right onto the ramp for I-287 North.
- Merge onto I-287 North for about 11 miles. You will pass exit 9 (River Road), exit 10 (Easton Avenue) and exit 13 (Route 28, Somerville and Bound Brook).
- Take exit 14B for US 22 West toward Clinton. Merge onto US 22 West and continue about 1.6 miles, then take the ramp on the right.
- Bear right onto Grove Street, then right onto Ivanhoe Avenue. Both are short, about a fifth of a mile and a tenth of a mile.
- Turn left onto North Bridge Street and look for our sign. Drive about 0.6 mile. 75 N Bridge St is on the right; turn right into our driveway at 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.
Woodbridge Township 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 Woodbridge Township?
From Metropark station in the Iselin section of Woodbridge Township it's about 18.6 miles and 35 minutes, mostly on Route 27, New Durham Road and I-287 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.
I live in Iselin. Is there a closer drop-off point in Woodbridge?
No. We have one location, our shop in Somerville, and all recovery work happens there. If a drive needs something beyond what we do in-house, we can give you the contact for a recovery partner, but we never box drives up and ship them out of state.
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 35 minutes from Woodbridge Township