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