Professional Drobo Data Recovery Services | All Models | PC-3000 & Clean Room

Drobo data recovery with PC-3000 in ISO Class 5 cleanroom

When your Drobo stops mounting, shows a red/amber light, or the dashboard can’t see disks, our certified data recovery specialists can help. We use PC-3000 platforms and work in an ISO Class 5 clean room to stabilise member drives, image them safely, and rebuild your array. We support all Drobo models and BeyondRAID™ layouts used in home studios and enterprise environments alike.

  • Drobo 5N / 5N2 (Network Attached)
  • Drobo 5D / 5D3 (Direct Attached / Thunderbolt)
  • Drobo 5C (USB-C)
  • Drobo B810n / B810i (Business Series)
  • Drobo S / S2 / S3 (Professional)
  • Drobo FS (File Server)
  • Drobo Elite / B1200i (Enterprise iSCSI)
  • Drobo Gen3 & Legacy (4-bay, 8-bay)

Initial Assessment Fee: £79 + VAT (comprehensive diagnostics & recovery plan).

Common Drobo Symptoms We Handle

  • Multiple drive bay red/amber LEDs, volume offline or missing in OS
  • Dashboard detects unit but no volumes / or shows “rebuilding” indefinitely
  • Repeated beeps, clicking drives, or SMART errors on one or more disks
  • USB/Thunderbolt/Ethernet connection recognised but storage not mounting
  • Accidental disk removal, mixed capacities after hot-swap, or incorrect order
  • Power surge, failed PSU, firmware update failure, or corrupt metadata

We recover documents, project files, RAW photos, video libraries, VMs, Time Machine archives and more from NTFS, exFAT, APFS, HFS+ and EXT volumes hosted on Drobo devices.

Our Drobo Recovery Process

Stage 1: Evaluation

  • Intake, visual inspection, and serial logging
  • Clean-room inspection for damaged/contaminated drives
  • PC-3000 diagnostics & health mapping per disk
  • BeyondRAID parameter & metadata analysis
  • Feasibility report with timeline and quote

Stage 2: Recovery

  • Safe, controlled imaging of each member disk
  • Virtual BeyondRAID reconstruction (no in-place writes)
  • Filesystem repair & logical rebuild (APFS/HFS+/NTFS/EXT)
  • File-level verification & sample integrity checks
  • Data export to new drive with optional encryption

Drobo Recovery Pricing

Service Price
Initial Diagnostic Assessment £79 + VAT
Successful Data Recovery (standard) £650 + VAT
Emergency Service (24-hour lab priority) £950 + VAT

No Recovery — No Fee: If your data cannot be recovered after assessment and attempted imaging, you only pay the initial £79 + VAT diagnostic fee.

Notes: Pricing assumes healthy controller electronics and a typical 4–5 bay set. Severe mechanical damage, donor parts, multi-bay business units (e.g., B810/B1200), or extensive corruption may require a custom quote. Return media (new HDD/SSD) is billed separately.

Why Choose Our Drobo Recovery Service?

  • PC-3000 Expertise — Industry-standard tooling for drive-level access and translator repairs
  • Class 5 Clean Room — Safe environment for head swaps and internal inspection
  • BeyondRAID Know-how — Virtual reconstruction without risky in-place rebuilds
  • Encryption Aware — Recovery from encrypted Drobo volumes (keys required)
  • Confidentiality First — GDPR-compliant handling, optional encrypted delivery media
  • High Success Rate — Even on complex multi-drive and power-event cases*
    *Outcome depends on prior usage, drive condition, and extent of physical damage.

What We Need From You

  • The Drobo chassis, all member drives (keep their original order if known), and the power supply
  • Any passwords/keys for encrypted volumes or host machines
  • A brief description of symptoms and events (power cut, disk swap, firmware update, etc.)
  • Whether you need everything recovered or just priority folders/projects

Important Do & Don’t

  • Do power down the Drobo if you hear clicking, scraping or repeated spin-ups.
  • Do not initialise, reformat or force a rebuild — this can overwrite recoverable data.
  • Do label drives if removing them and keep anti-static protection during transport.
  • Do not swap drives between different Drobos unless advised by a specialist.

Start Your Drobo Recovery

London Drop-off

Address:
80 Willow Walk, Unit 1
London SE1 5SY
(Secure premises with CCTV)

UK-Wide Courier

Free Courier Service:
– Insured, tracked collection & return
– Anti-static packaging provided on request
– Status updates available

Open Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Emergency service available 24/7

Creative IT — Certified Data Recovery Specialists Since 2004