4 Remarkable Data Recovery Cases of the Month—August, 2025

“My hard drive failure terrified me—especially because all data recovery service centers that I went to said there was absolutely zero chance of recovery … But somehow, Stellar’s experts brought my data back,” said one of our relieved clients recently.

It’s because of testimonials like these that we believe data is more than just a file on a storage device—it’s cherished memories, magical moments, painstakingly created reports, and so much more. And that’s why most of us panic when we suddenly lose access to such data.

However, what seems lost can be recovered if you act fast and seek the support of professional data recovery experts—just like the thousands of individuals and businesses who got their data back by availing our services in August. This article is going to present four such data recovery stories along with video testimonials by our happy clients.

Complete Data Recovery From 2 TB Seagate SATA Hard Drive

Client: Mr. Laxminarayan Prajapati

Location: Delhi

Device: 2 TB Seagate SATA HDD

Problem Type: Corrupted hard disk, Complex Logical Case

Data at Stake: Photos, Videos, and Documents

Solution: After getting his corrupted 2 TB Seagate hard disk checked by several local vendors—all of whom failed to recover any of his data—Mr. Prajapati contacted Stellar Data Recovery – Nehru Place, Delhi.

Right after receiving the media, we sent it for inspection. Our hard disk data recovery experts ruled out physical damage after a thorough inspection. The hard disk returned logical errors and had soft bad sectors. As the first step of data recovery, we cloned the data from the client’s media to a donor drive. We were able to clone the data from the soft bad sectors too.

A large portion of metadata was corrupted, and Stellar’s HDD data recovery experts had to rebuild the corrupted metadata and directory. After that, we got the data verified by Mr. Prajapati, and upon his approval, we delivered the data within the promised timeline.

Watch the testimonial below as Mr. Prajapati recounts his experience dealing with Stellar and even explains the data recovery process followed by us.

Customer Review for Stellar Data Recovery Service

[Translated from Hindi] “My hard disk was declared unrecoverable by a local vendor. I had almost lost hope of getting back my precious data. But thanks to Stellar, I got 100% of my data back safely and securely.”

Priceless 40-Year-Old Family Photos Recovered From Samsung SATA Hard Disk

Client: Mr. Pawan Madan

Location: Chandigarh

Device: Samsung SATA Hard Drive

Problem Type: Hard Disk Not Detected

Data at Stake: JPEG & MP4 files

Solution: During the initial assessment of the Samsung hard drive, no physical damage was detected. But when the HDD specialists at Stellar Data Recovery – Chandigarh tried accessing it on a regular computer, the hard drive was not detected. So, we connected the drive to our optimized data recovery workstation for imaging and created a clone.

Mr. Pawan had specifically requested certain photos and videos, and for that, we used powerful proprietary tools and performed a deep scan. As the directory structure was badly damaged, we recovered the data in RAW format and got the files verified by Mr. Pawan, who recorded this wonderful testimonial for us.

Customer Review for Stellar Data Recovery Service

[Translated from Hindi] “The data meant everything to me… it had my son’s childhood pictures, and there was no way I could ever get those back.”

Valuable Data Recovered From 32 GB HP Pen Drive

Client: Mr. Binay Kumar Mandal

Location: Kolkata

Device: 32GB HP Pen Drive

Problem Type: Pen Drive Not Detected

Data at Stake: Important Documents

Solution: During initial inspection, the experts at Stellar’s Data Recovery Center in Kolkata found out that the medium was severely corrupted but physically undamaged. To recover data, our technicians first made a sector-by-sector clone of the HP pen drive. They conducted a deep scan to locate missing files and restored the broken file system using proprietary recovery technologies.

A significant amount of critical data, including images and videos, was successfully recovered and delivered on schedule. The expertise of Stellar’s pen drive data recovery specialists made it possible for Mr. Mandal to get all his data back from the inaccessible pen drive.

Customer Review for Stellar Data Recovery Service

[Translated from Hindi] “I had very important data in my pen drive. One day, it just stopped detecting… I was worried and tried many places, but there was no solution. Finally, I found Stellar from Google, and they recovered my data successfully.”

Critical Business Data Saved From 500 GB HGST 2.5” SATA HDD

Client: Mr. Gourab Saha

Location: Kolkata

Device: 500GB HGST 2.5” SATA laptop HDD

Problem Type: Crashed Hard Drive

Data at Stake: Official MS Office Documents

Solution: Our HGST specialists found a large number of bad sectors and severe corruption in the crashed 500GB HGST 2.5″ SATA laptop hard drive. The team first made a sector-by-sector clone of the drive and used write-blockers to stop additional corruption and accidental data loss.

Working on the clone, Stellar’s engineers fixed broken directory structures and restored the corrupted file system. The image was then scanned to retrieve deleted assets, including Excel files, image files, and other important documents. Following a successful verification process, Mr. Saha received the recovered data on a new storage medium.

Customer Review for Stellar Data Recovery Service

[Translated from Bangla] “My hard disk got corrupted. I even tried some local vendors, but they told me that they won’t be able to recover any data. They advised me to contact Stellar. […] I would like to say that if you need to recover your data, you should contact Stellar.”

Why Choose Stellar?

Stellar Data Recovery brings together industry-leading R&D, certified professionals, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and most importantly, more than three decades of experience handling critical data loss scenarios to deliver unmatched solutions.

All Storage Devices Covered

At Stellar our experienced data recovery experts use world-class proprietary tech to recover your valuable data. Regardless of whether you’ve lost data from an internal or external hard drive, SSD, pen drive, CCTV, or other media, our experts have got everything covered.

Largest Inventory

We have a comprehensive inventory of more than 15,000 donor drives. We have compatible parts for hard drives of all brands and models. So, even if the hard drive is damaged, we can make it work temporarily by replacing internal components such as head stack assembly, PCB, and spindle.

Pan-India Presence

Often data loss shoves people into an emergency situation. In such a scenario, a data recovery solution needs to be easily accessible. Stellar’s pan-India presence is a prime highlight of our service.

Transparent Process

We make sure that you remain well-informed about the process we follow—from media inspection to data recovery. Besides that, we get the recovered data verified by you before concluding the process.

Ensuring Data Confidentiality

Stellar is an ISO-certified organization, and we have a strict policy to ensure the confidentiality of our clients’ data. After the data is delivered to the client, we wipe it after a certain time interval as mentioned in our policy documents. We keep the clients informed about our data confidentiality protocols.

Class 100 Cleanroom Lab

If the hard drive sustains physical damage, a surgical procedure is necessary to make the drive functional. However, HDDs are very sensitive devices, and disassembling an HDD outside of controlled environments can damage the data on its platters. So, we open the drive only inside of an ISO-certified Class 100 cleanroom lab.

Wrap Up

These four stories only scratch the surface of how Stellar Data Recovery has been helping people get back on track by recovering valuable data. Every case, from hard drive crashes to undetectable pen drives and logically flawed media, underlines our dedication to accuracy, skill, transparency, and customer satisfaction.

Our recovery strategy is as unique as each client’s data. Even when data seems unrecoverable, we can safely and successfully recover it from all types of storage devices, including HDDs, SSDs, pen drives, memory cards, RAID servers, and others.

Data loss can happen anytime, so don’t hesitate—reach out to us for expert assistance. For more helpful recovery stories, visit our YouTube page and subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated.