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USB Stick Data Recovery for Students & Lecturers – Recover Formatted, Corrupt or Unreadable Drives

A failed USB stick can mean panic for students and lecturers alike — especially with coursework deadlines, teaching materials, or dissertation files at stake.

At Dr IT Services, we specialise in USB data recovery in Birmingham, restoring files from corrupted, formatted, or physically damaged USB drives used by students, educators, and academic staff.

🎓 Typical USB Recovery Cases We Handle

  • USB stick not recognised or asking to be formatted
  • Files vanished after ejection or system crash
  • “Insert disk” or “device malfunctioned” errors
  • USB sticks bent, cracked, or physically damaged
  • Dissertation or research files overwritten or deleted
  • Unreadable USB drives after virus or ransomware infection
  • Lecture PowerPoints or student assignments lost after transfer

🧠 What Files Can Be Recovered?

We successfully recover:

  • Coursework, dissertations, lesson plans, handouts
  • PDF journals, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents
  • PowerPoint lectures and student presentations
  • Scanned images and fieldwork data
  • Audio recordings (lectures, interviews)
  • .zip archives, project folders, and backup files

“I thought my dissertation was gone forever after my USB stick crashed at uni. Vlad recovered every file within 24 hours. Total lifesaver.”
— Amina H., Final-Year Student, University of Birmingham

🖥️ Types of USBs We Support

  • Kingston, SanDisk, PNY, Verbatim, Corsair, Toshiba
  • Standard USB-A / USB-C sticks
  • USB 2.0 / 3.0 flash drives
  • Encrypted USB drives (BitLocker, SecureAccess)
  • Drives that were used across different operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux)

⚙️ Our USB Recovery Process

  1. Free Diagnosis – We assess the device for logical or hardware-level failure
  2. Non-Destructive Read – We clone the USB stick to avoid further damage
  3. File Reconstruction – Recover and rebuild missing or corrupted files
  4. Backup Delivery – Files returned on a new USB or cloud drive link

🕒 Typical turnaround: 24–48 hours. Emergency same-day service available.

💼 Why Students & Lecturers Trust Us

  • ✅ 95% recovery success rate
  • ✅ Specialist in educational USB recovery
  • ✅ Affordable pricing: £40–£100 depending on damage
  • ✅ GDPR-compliant & confidentiality guaranteed
  • ✅ Trusted by Birmingham students since 2000

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🗺️ Areas We Cover for USB Recovery

We help students and lecturers across Birmingham, including:

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  • University of Birmingham (Edgbaston)
  • Birmingham City University (Digbeth, City South Campus)
  • Aston University
  • Newman University
  • Schools and colleges in Smethwick, Selly Oak, Harborne, West Heath

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❓ USB Stick Recovery FAQs

Can you recover files from a USB that’s not recognised at all?
Yes — we use advanced tools to interface with even unreadable or broken USBs.

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USB Stick Data Recovery for Students & Lecturers – Recover Formatted, Corrupt or Unreadable Drives

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Is there a chance of full recovery after formatting?
In most cases, yes. Unless the data was overwritten, formatting doesn’t delete the actual files immediately.

Can you work with encrypted USBs?
Yes – if you still have the password, we can decrypt and recover your files securely.

Is student data secure during recovery?
Absolutely. We follow strict security protocols and never retain recovered data beyond the agreed retention period.

📞 Don’t Lose Your Academic Work – Recover It Now

📍 Dr IT Services – USB & Flash Drive Recovery Specialists in Birmingham
📧 contact@dr-it.co.uk
📞 07405 149750
🏠 415 Court Oak Rd, Harborne, Birmingham, B32 2DX
🕒 Tues–Fri 09:30–19:30, Sat 10:00–17:00

Lost your coursework or teaching content? We’ll get it back.