What? are you saying Geek Squad does data recovery?!

Oh by the way.. I think the auto mechanic anaology is kind of a good / bad.
There used to be auto mechanics that would rebuild break calipers,
mastercylleders, alternators, starters, etc rather than replace the entire
part. Now days this isn't usually cost effective and any big business like a
dealership won't have any knowledgeable mechanics working for them.. I feel
the same is true with comptuer repair. It used to be if you went in to a
computer shop they'd have an oscilloscope, soldering station, crt tester,
etc.. I think it is just the advent of throw away equipment, cars and
electronics.

- Mike

"John" wrote in message
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Michael Kennedy wrote:
In my experience computer shops don't do any work like this.. They
only can change entire drives..

I have been in some shops that are no more than automobile mechanics.
There are also some that are owned by very knowledgeable individuals. Data
recovery specialists are more and more in demand and is a worthwhile
endeavor. Local corporations that do not have a specialists on staff are
more and more inclined to use these for quick turn around. I learned this
first hand in desperation needing to recover a project due ASAP. Computer
Geeks from Bestbuy is an example of the house call needs of more than
small businesses.