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Choose File Savers first for San Francisco data recovery. Our ISO 5 clean room and senior engineers recover hard drives, SSDs, RAIDs and phones with advanced firmware repair and forensic-grade imaging. We maximize your best chance at full recovery—no DIY risks, no guesswork—with exact pricing and timelines upfront. Serving San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose with same-day response. 25,000+ successful recoveries. Free diagnosis. No Data, No Charge. Local drop-off available M-F 8:30 AM to 5 PM

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  • Relentless Determination — We exhaust every data recovery solution before calling a case impossible, including second-opinion saves others declined across San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. From clicking drives to water-damaged phones, it's not just our process — it's our DNA.
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With thousands of verified Google reviews across nearly 200 locations, File Savers is one of the most trusted data recovery companies nationwide. San Francisco businesses and residents consistently rate us 5 stars—from law firms in SOMA to tech startups in the Mission District. Our reviews highlight what matters most: fast turnaround, clear communication, and successful recovery when others fail.

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From Pacific Heights to Daly City, our San Francisco Bay Area clients trust File Savers to treat every data loss situation with urgency and respect. Our team goes above and beyond to recover your files, no matter the challenge. You'll get clear communication, real answers, and a team that won't stop working for you, even if it means losing money, to give you the best possible shot at recovery and the peace of mind you deserve.

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San Francisco healthcare providers from UCSF Medical Center to private clinics in Palo Alto and Berkeley trust our HIPAA-compliant recovery. We handle patient data with military-grade security protocols—encrypted transfers, audit trails, and staff training that exceeds federal requirements. Your PHI stays protected while we recover what keeps your practice running.

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We've recovered financial data for banks, accounting firms, and professionals throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. From QuickBooks files for Castro District boutiques to sensitive records near the Financial District, our PCI DSS compliance ensures your financial data is recovered securely and handled to the highest protection standards. Your money matters stay private, period.

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Whether you're in downtown San Francisco or Silicon Valley, your drive gets recovered in our ISO 5 Class 100 clean room, a controlled environment that protects what matters most. Family photos, financial records, legal files—the irreplaceable stuff. One speck of dust outside a clean room can destroy recovery chances forever. We don't take shortcuts with your memories.

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Complete Device Coverage for Hard Drives, SSDs, RAID Arrays, Phones & More

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Hard Drive Data Recovery Service

When your hard drive fails—whether it's clicking, dead, or not spinning—we're the San Francisco team families and businesses trust to recover what matters most. We overcome head crashes, seized spindles, and firmware corruption on drives from Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, and more. From law firms in SOMA to creatives near Twin Peaks, we restore critical data others called lost forever.

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External Drive

External Drive Data Recovery Service

File Savers San Francisco recovers data from all brands of external drives, including Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, and Lacie. Whether it was dropped, clicking, not recognized, or totally dead, we image your drive in our ISO 5 cleanroom with surgical precision. From the Marina to the Sunset District, San Francisco residents trust us to recover what others can't.

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SSD

SSD Data Recovery Service

We recover data from all types of SSDs in San Francisco—SATA, M.2, NVMe, and soldered-on chips. Whether your MacBook crashed in Pacific Heights or your PC took a tumble near the Financial District, we recover from electrical damage, failed controllers, bad blocks, and firmware issues. Encrypted, water-damaged, or worn out, our advanced chip-level recovery techniques give your SSD the highest chance of a successful outcome.

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RAID

RAID Data Recovery Service

When RAID arrays fail, San Francisco businesses turn to File Savers for expert data recovery. We rebuild arrays like RAID 5, 6, 10, and 0+1 after controller issues, multiple drive failures, or accidental rebuilds. From legal firms in the Financial District to IT teams in Silicon Valley, we deliver fast, accurate recovery from NAS, SAN, and server crashes that threaten operations and valuable data.

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MacBook

MacBook Data Recovery Service

We recover data from failed MacBooks across San Francisco, including models with liquid damage, impact failures, and corrupted APFS file systems. Our engineers handle soldered SSDs and proprietary Apple hardware with precision. Whether you're a student at UCSF or a creative professional in SOMA, we retrieve your photos, documents, and Final Cut projects with advanced tools and secure, chip-level imaging.

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NAS

NAS Data Recovery Service

Our San Francisco NAS recovery experts restore data from both single-drive and multi-drive systems, including Synology, QNAP, Drobo, WD, and Buffalo. Whether it's a standalone unit in Nob Hill or a complex RAID-based archive at UCSF Medical Center, we recover from controller failures, power surges, and logical corruption. From home media libraries to enterprise backups, we bring your NAS back to life—safely, precisely, and with the urgency critical data demands.

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USB Flash Drive

USB Flash Data Recovery Service

From snapped connectors to corrupted firmware, our San Francisco team recovers data from all brands of USB flash drives—SanDisk, ADATA, Kingston, Verbatim, and more. We restore lost photos, documents, and vital business files, whether the drive was dropped, bent, or simply stopped working. From small businesses in the Castro to professional offices downtown, we bring your portable data back when it matters most.

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Camera Card Data Recovery Service

Whether you're a professional photographer in the Mission or a parent capturing milestones in Richmond District, our San Francisco team recovers data from damaged or corrupted SD, microSD, CompactFlash, and CFast cards. From brands like SanDisk, Lexar, Sony, and Kingston, we restore lost photos and videos—even from cards that are dead or snapped in two. Trust File Savers to recover your memories with expert-level care and forensic-grade tools.

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Smart Phone

Smart Phone Data Recovery Service

We recover critical data from broken, waterlogged, and non-booting iPhones and Samsung devices, whether dropped at Oracle Park or soaked during a Bay Area storm in Daly City. From irreplaceable photos and videos to texts, contacts, and documents, our San Francisco engineers use chip-off and advanced microsoldering techniques to extract data others can't. When your phone fails, File Savers delivers fast, expert smartphone recovery you can trust.

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DVR/CCTV

DVR/CCTV Data Recovery Service

San Francisco businesses and law enforcement trust File Savers to recover critical surveillance footage from failed DVR and NVR drives. We restore videos from Hikvision, Dahua, Swann, Lorex, Samsung, and more when drives click, crash, or fail completely. From retail security systems in Union Square to commercial surveillance in the Financial District, our clean room engineers recover what others can't, preserving evidence and protecting your security investment with specialized forensic techniques.

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What's Wrong With My Device?

Understand the Symptoms and What to Do Next

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Read/Write Head Failure, Media Damage; including Severe Platter Damage.

Significance of Failure: Clicking sounds are a classic symptom of read/write head failure and often indicate the heads have crashed into the platters. This is one of the leading causes of permanent data loss, especially when significant platter damage is involved. In some cases, additional issues such as firmware corruption or motor failure may also be present, further complicating recovery.

Warning: Power off the device immediately. Every time the drive spins up, the heads may scrape the platters, causing irreversible damage. Continued use or DIY recovery attempts can make your data unrecoverable.

Solution: This is a highly specialized case that requires the drive to be opened in a certified clean room by a professional data recovery engineer. Our San Francisco data recovery experts have the Precision tools and experience to ensure the best chance of success.

Possible Failure: Stiction, Motor Malfunction, Electrical Problems

Significance of Failure: Beeping sounds typically indicate that the drive's internal components, such as the motor or read/write heads have suffered a mechanical seizure that prevents the platters from spinning. In many cases, the failure may also trigger electrical problems or interfere with firmware operations. These are serious failures that require specialized recovery procedures.

Warning: Do not continue powering the device. Each attempt increases the risk of physical platter damage and permanent data loss. DIY methods can turn a recoverable drive into a total loss.

Solution: Recovery must be performed in a certified clean room by a skilled engineer. Our San Francisco data recovery specialists have the tools and experience to safely handle mechanical, electrical, and firmware related failures, giving you the best possible chance of a full recovery.

Possible Failure: Electrical Failure, Motor Malfunction, Head Stiction

Significance of Failure: Electrical problems to external and/or internal parts of the drive, motor seizure, or head stiction are serious physical problems that if handled incorrectly will lead to further damage making data recovery impossible.

Warning: Power OFF the drive immediately! Continued use will likely cause further damage to critical components, making your data unrecoverable. Avoid DIY repairs, as this will only make your problem worse.

Solution: Our expert San Francisco Data Recovery Engineers will treat your hard drive in a certified clean room using highly specialized tools and techniques to safely access and recover your valuable files, without causing further damage.

Possible Failure: Firmware Corruption, Head Failure, Electrical Issues, Platter Surface Degradation

Significance of Failure: A hard drive’s firmware, its internal operating system is essential for access and functionality. Most of it resides on the platters, with a critical portion on the PCB. When firmware becomes corrupted, it can be as serious as physical damage, including failed read/write heads, electrical faults, or degrading platter surfaces. If your drive isn’t detected by your computer, the failure is likely severe and complex.

Warning: Power off your drive immediately. Continued use can cause irreversible damage. Avoid running Check Disk, First Aid, or formatting the drive, these actions often make recovery more difficult or impossible.

Solution: Our San Francisco data recovery engineers will perform clean room recovery to repair firmware, address electrical and head issues, and overcome platter degradation, safely extracting your data with expert precision.

Possible Failure: Platter Degradation, Firmware Corruption, Head Failure

Significance of Failure: If your drive is reading slowly or causing your system to crash, it may be experiencing platter degradation, failing read/write heads, or firmware corruption. These issues often escalate quickly and can lead to complete data loss if not handled properly.

Warning: STOP using the drive immediately! Continued access attempts can accelerate damage and reduce the chances of recovery. Avoid DIY tools, they often make things worse.

Solution: Clean room recovery by one of our San Francisco Data Recovery specialists to address platter degradation, firmware damage or head failure and extract data with specialized tools.

Possible Failure: Accidental Deletion, Format, Logical File System Damage, Media Damage, Misplaced

Significance of Failure: Missing data is a serious threat. If it’s gone from your file system due to deletion, formatting, or logical damage, using your device can overwrite it fast, making recovery impossible. If you’re sure your data wasn’t deleted or misplaced, media damage is likely the cause. Platter degradation can strike fast, destroying all your data before you know it

Warning: STOP using your HDD immediately! You're either going to overwrite your files or your drive will continue to degrade quickly.

Solution: Bring your drive to our San Francisco data recovery office for the best shot at fast file recovery. We use precision tools to maximize data retrieval, ensuring your missing files are restored.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Read/Write Head Failure, Media Damage; including Severe Platter Damage.

Significance of Failure: Clicking is a common symptom in external hard drives, often resulting from drops or impacts. It typically indicates a read/write head failure or platter damage, both of which are leading causes of unrecoverable drives. When heads crash into the platter surface, the damage can be severe and may also involve firmware corruption or motor malfunction, making recovery far more complex.

Warning: Unplug it now and stop! Every attempt to power it back on increases the risk of permanent data loss. DIY recovery methods will almost certainly make things worse.

Solution: Bring your external hard drive to our San Francisco data recovery experts as soon as possible. Our expert engineers specialize in handling catastrophic failures like this inside a certified clean room, giving you the highest possible chance of successful recovery.

Possible Failure: Stiction, Motor Malfunction, Electrical Problems

Significance of Failure: Beeping usually means the drive’s motor is unable to spin the platters, often due to internal mechanical seizure or electrical failure. In many cases, this also causes the heads to crash into the platters, leading to severe data loss. These types of failures are complex and require precision to recover.

Warning: Stop powering on your external hard drive! Each attempt risks further damage to the platters and can make your data permanently unrecoverable. DIY fixes will only make the situation worse.

Solution: Bring your drive to our San Francisco external hard drive specialists for clean room recovery. Our engineers are equipped to safely handle motor failure, electrical issues, firmware corruption, and head crashes, ensuring the best possible chance to recover your data without causing further harm.

Possible Failure: Head Failure, Motor Failure, Stiction, Electrical Issues

Significance of Failure: If your external drive isn’t being recognized by your computer, it’s experiencing a critical failure. This could be due to corrupted firmware, electrical damage, motor malfunction, or read/write head failure. In some cases, it may also signal early-stage platter degradation. Whatever the cause, an unrecognized drive is a serious issue that demands expert intervention.

Warning: Unplug it now! Powering it on can cause internal components to spin or send voltage across failing circuits, greatly increasing the risk of permanent data loss. Avoid DIY tools or recovery software.

Solution: Our San Francisco clean room engineers will diagnose the failure, repair corrupted firmware, and safely extract your data using specialized tools and recovery techniques.

Possible Failure: Electrical Issues, Power Supply, USB Connector, Seized Heads / Motor

Significance of Failure: If your drive won’t power on, the issue could be as simple as a damaged connector, or as serious as an electrical failure inside the drive. In many cases, it's a failure of critical components like the controller board, motor, or read/write heads. Faint beeping or no sound at all may indicate seized internal parts or a short circuit.

Warning: Unplug it now! Repeated power attempts can further damage internal electronics or degrade the platters, making recovery far more difficult. Avoid DIY solutions, they often cause irreversible harm.

Solution: Bring your drive to our San Francisco external hard drive data recovery specialists. With expert experience, cleanroom facilities, and precision tools, we’ll handle the rest.

Possible Failure: Accidental Deletion, Format, Logical File System Damage, Media Damage, Misplaced

Significance of Failure: Missing files are a critical warning sign. If the data was deleted, formatted, or affected by file system corruption, continued use of the drive can quickly overwrite recoverable data. If the files weren't intentionally deleted or moved, media damage, like platter degradation, may be to blame. In that case, your drive could be silently destroying what’s left.

Warning: STOP using your HDD immediately! Every second it stays powered on risks overwriting your files or accelerating internal damage. DIY tools often do more harm than good in these situations.

Solution: Bring your drive to our San Francisco data recovery lab for expert evaluation. Our precision tools and advanced techniques are designed to safely retrieve missing files before they’re gone for good.

Possible Failure: USB Connector, Power Connector, Physical problems: Electrical Issues, Platter Degradation, Firmware Corruption.

Significance of Failure: If the issue is a bad USB or power cable, it’s a minor fix. But if the drive keeps disconnecting or fails to mount, it may signal a serious internal failure. The “ding” sound only means your system detects a USB device, not that the drive is functioning. If the drive doesn’t show up in Explorer or Finder, it could be suffering from electrical damage, firmware corruption, platter degradation, or even mechanical seizure. Faint beeping can indicate a seized motor or stuck heads.

Warning: If it’s not the USB or power cable, stop using your HDD now! Repeated attempts will worsen internal damage and may lead to permanent data loss.

Solution: Bring your drive to our San Francisco data recovery lab right away. Our engineers will diagnose the issue and use advanced tools to safely recover your files—before the damage progresses further.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Electrical Failure, Controller Failure, Firmware Corruption, NAND Chip Degradation / Failure

Significance of Failure: When an SSD isn’t recognized by your system, it typically points to a critical failure in the controller, firmware, or NAND chips where your data is stored. Unlike hard drives, SSD's store data in an encrypted structure unique to each manufacturer. With over 30 SSD brands and dozens of connection types, every recovery requires model specific R&D, custom tools, and a deep understanding of proprietary architecture. This complexity makes expert recovery, like what we provide at File Savers, essential.

Warning: Avoid repeated power cycles! Further attempts on a failed SSD can worsen the issue, potentially corrupting your data permanently. Skip DIY recovery.

Solution: Bring your SSD to our San Francisco office. We’ll assess controller, firmware, and NAND chip integrity in a controlled environment, and deploy specialized recovery methods tailored to your device.

Possible Failure: Cell Degradation, Bad Sectors

Significance of Failure: Slow performance or frequent crashing often points to cell degradation or bad sectors within the SSD’s NAND chips. As these cells break down, the drive struggles to read or write data, leading to instability and potential data loss. If the degradation progresses, full recovery becomes significantly more difficult.

Warning: Stop using the drive! Continued use can accelerate cell failure and permanently overwrite recoverable data. Avoid DIY software, it won’t work on degraded SSDs and can make things worse.

Solution: Professional recovery by our San Francisco data recovery experts to extract data using specialized tools, bypassing degraded cells.

Possible Failure: Laptop Component Failure, Electrical Failure, Controller Failure, Firmware Corruption, NAND Chip Degradation

Significance of Failure: Even a minor component failure can turn serious with today’s SSDs. Many manufacturers, like Apple (all MacBooks since 2017), plus some Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Asus models use soldered-on SSDs. If the motherboard fails, your data is trapped inside encrypted NAND chips, requiring advanced recovery techniques. Even with removable SSDs, a laptop that won’t boot signals a critical failure in a key component, making the stakes just as high.

Warning: Stop messing with it! Further actions risk causing more damage and permanent data loss.

Solution: Bring your SSD or laptop to our professional San Francisco data recovery company today. Our certified data recovery engineers have the tools, systems, experience and expertise to retrieve your data from a non-bootable system.

Possible Failure: Laptop Component Failure, Electrical Failure, Controller Failure, NAND Chip Degradation

Significance of Failure: SSDs can be tricky to diagnose, especially since they’re often integrated (soldered on) into modern laptops. Connecting an SSD to another system via an adapter won’t easily reveal if it’s powering up. Only specialized tools, training, and experience can confirm it. Regardless, a laptop or SSD that won’t power on poses an incredibly complex recovery challenge, even for experts like us.

Warning: Don’t continue trying to power on your non-working laptop or SSD. It risks destroying your data permanently. Stopping now maximizes recovery odds. Skip DIY fixes.

Solution: Bring your laptop or SSD to our San Francisco office today. Our engineers perform clean room diagnostics and use advanced tools to address electrical failures, repair controller-level issues, and safely extract your data.

Possible Failure: Accidental Deletion, Format, Logical File System Damage, NAND chip Degradation, Misplaced

Significance of Failure: If your files aren’t just misplaced, they may have been accidentally deleted or the drive may have been formatted. On SSDs, the TRIM command can instantly wipe deleted data to zeros, making recovery extremely difficult—or impossible if action isn’t taken immediately. Powering off the device right after the mistake offers the best shot at saving your files. If deletion isn’t the cause, NAND chip degradation or logical corruption may be to blame. Either way, it's a serious data loss situation.

Warning: Power off the device immediately. Continued use risks overwriting recoverable data. DIY recovery tools typically make the problem worse, especially on SSDs.

Solution: Bring your SSD or laptop to our office in San Francisco where our expert engineers will fight to recover your missing files, maximizing your chances of success.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Logic Board Failure, Power Delivery Fault, Integrated SSD Corruption. Failure likely stems from a logic board short-circuit, power management IC burnout, or compromised SSD controller due to electrical overload or thermal stress.

Significance of Failure: A non-responsive MacBook, especially post-2017 models with soldered-on SSD"s, often points to a logic board short, power IC burnout, or SSD controller failure caused by electrical overload or heat stress. These issues compromise both power delivery and data pathways. Because the SSD is integrated, Apple’s standard repair process involves full board replacement,which permanently erases your data. Without expert recovery, your files are gone for good.

Warning: Cease all power attempts immediately! Each attempt risks further shorting the logic board or corrupting the SSD’s NAND array, escalating data loss. Amateur interventions, charging, disassembly, or thermal hacks will exacerbate damage and void recovery potential.

Solution: Bring your MacBook to our San Francisco office. Unlike Apple, we focus on saving your data. Our engineers use proprietary tools and clean room techniques to isolate board-level failures, repair critical circuits, and extract data directly from soldered SSDs with forensic accuracy.

Possible Failure: Water Damage, Logic Board Failure

Significance of Failure: Water exposure causes electrical shorts, damaging the logic board and preventing access. Corrosion may worsen over time, complicating recovery. This holds for all MacBooks since 2017 with soldered-on SSD's. In older models with removable SSD's or HDD's, the problem likely stems from the storage itself. For removable SSD or HDD details, see the related sections above.

Warning: Power OFF immediately! Charging or attempting to turn the system back on can cause further electrical damage and permanent data loss. Avoid drying methods or DIY attempts, they won’t help and could make things worse.

Solution: Bring your MacBook to our San Francisco recovery lab. Our expert engineers are equipped to safely address water-damaged logic boards, recover data from soldered-on SSD's, and bypass damaged components. Apple may offer a replacement, but they’ll wipe your data in the process. We focus on saving it.

Possible Failure: Physical Damage, SSD Failure

Significance of Failure: Physical damage (e.g., dropped device, cracked / bent case) may affect the SSD or logic board, preventing access. Recovery requires bypassing the damage by specialized engineers. This holds for all MacBooks since 2017 with soldered-on SSD's. In older models with removable SSDs or HDD's, the problem likely stems from the storage itself. For removable SSD or HDD details, see those sections above.

Warning:Don’t power on your MacBook! Attempting to boot a physically damaged device can make recovery impossible. DIY attempts can cause further internal damage.

Solution: Bring your MacBook to our San Francisco experts. We’ll tackle the damage and recover your data fast and affordably.

Possible Failure: Boot loops often point to firmware corruption, SSD failure, or logic board issues interrupting the startup process.

Significance of Failure:A MacBook stuck in a boot loop signals a serious glitch, likely firmware or SSD damage disrupting the system’s ability to load. For post-2017 models with soldered-on SSDs, this complicates recovery due to encryption and integration. Older models with removable SSDs might face direct storage failure. Either way, it’s a critical hurdle.

Warning: Stop rebooting your MacBook! Repeated cycles can corrupt data further or wear down the SSD, risking permanent loss. Don’t attempt DIY resets or repairs.

Solution: Bring your MacBook to our San Francisco data recovery experts. We’ll pinpoint the failure, firmware, SSD, or logic board, and recover your data fast and affordably.

Possible Failure: Missing files could stem from accidental deletion, a formatted SSD, file system corruption, or NAND cell degradation on the SSD.

Significance of Failure: If files vanish without misplacement, it’s likely deletion or formatting, worsened by TRIM wiping data to zeros on modern SSDs, making recovery tricky. For post-2017 MacBooks with soldered-on SSDs, encryption adds complexity. Alternatively, degrading NAND cells could be silently erasing data. Both scenarios are serious and time-sensitive.

Warning: Power off your MacBook now! Continued use risks overwriting deleted files or worsening NAND damage, killing recovery chances. Avoid DIY tools.

Solution: Bring your MacBook to our San Francisco Mac specialists today. Our expert engineers will fight to retrieve your missing files, maximizing success with precision tools.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Controller failure, NAND chip failure, or physical bending, damaging circuit boards, solder joints, or connections.

Significance of Failure: Controller or NAND chip issues, or a bent flash drive will stop detection. Electrical damage often fries the controller or NAND, while bending breaks circuit boards and solder points, severing data paths. Recovery turns complex fast: controllers block access, NAND risks corruption, and physical damage demands microsurgery level fixes. Despite no moving parts, these failures hit hard.

Warning: Don’t keep plugging it in! Repeated attempts risk further electrical damage or NAND degradation, wiping your data for good. Skip DIY recovery, it’ll only make things worse.

Solution: Bring your flash drive to our San Francisco flash data recovery lab. Our expert engineers use specialized techniques to bypass controller failures, repair bent circuitry, and pull data from NAND chips, giving you the best recovery shot.

Possible Failure: Broken tips, controller failure, solder point damage, circuit board damage, or NAND chip damage, critical structural or electronic breakdowns.

Significance of Failure: Physical damage to the connector, controller, solder points, circuit board, or NAND chip blocks data access. Broken tips or cracked solder sever connections, a smashed circuit board disrupts power, and controller or NAND damage, especially in monolithic drives adds chaos. While the NAND chip may still hold your data, recovery often requires advanced ‘Chip-Off’ techniques and precision repair.

Warning: Don’t try plugging it in! Further stress could fry the circuit, snap solder points, or ruin the NAND, trashing your data for good. Skip DIY fixes, they’ll only make it worse.

Solution: Bring your flash drive to our San Francisco flash specialists. Our expert engineers use ‘Chip Off’ techniques, bypassing broken connectors, repairing solder and circuits, and pulling data directly from the NAND chips allowing us to recover data others can't.

Possible Failure: Loose USB connector, worn solder points, controller instability, or NAND chip wear, causing intermittent connection issues.

Significance of Failure: A flash drive that keeps connecting and disconnecting points to trouble: a loose USB tip or frayed solder points disrupt contact, while controller glitches or NAND wear mess with data signals. It’s not just annoying, it’s serious. Unstable power can corrupt your data, and in monolithic drives, these failures demand pinpoint fixes to reach the data.

Warning: Stop plugging it in and out! Repeated attempts risk frying the controller or corrupting the NAND, wiping your data for good. Don’t mess with DIY repairs.

Solution: Bring your flash drive to our San Francisco flash experts. We will use specialized techniques to stabilize connections, fix solder points, or pull data directly from the NAND, giving you the best recovery shot.

Possible Failure: Power failure, controller burnout, broken solder points, NAND chip degradation, or other electrical component failure.

Significance of Failure: A flash drive that’s dead with no light means a critical failure. Power issues, a fried controller, or other electrical components, like resistors or capacitors cut all juice, while broken solder points block current, and NAND degradation suggests data rot. It’s a serious tangle, especially in monolithic drives where failures pile up fast. The NAND might still hold data, but recovery’s a high-stakes job.

Warning: Don’t keep trying to power it up! Each attempt could fry the NAND, zap other components, or snap solder points, trashing your data for good. Skip DIY tricks.

Solution: Bring your flash drive to our San Francisco flash data recovery specialists. We will use specialized techniques to bypass power issues, controller flops, and failed components, extracting data from the NAND for your best recovery shot.

Possible Failure: Accidental deletion, formatting, file system corruption, controller glitches, or NAND chip wear.

Significance of Failure: Missing files on a flash drive could mean user error, like deletion or formatting or deeper trouble: corrupt file systems, a flaky controller, or NAND wear eating away at data. Unlike SSD's with TRIM, flash drives don’t always wipe instantly, but corruption or wear can still make recovery dicey. In monolithic designs, it’s even trickier. Either way, it’s a serious threat to your files.

Warning: Stop using it now! Writing new data risks overwriting what’s left, and powering it up could worsen NAND wear or controller issues, killing recovery odds. Don’t try DIY tools.

Solution: Bring your flash drive to our flash drive San Francisco experts. We will use specialized techniques to rebuild file systems, bypass controller hiccups, and pull data from the NAND, giving you the best recovery shot.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Multiple drive failures, controller malfunction, power supply issues, firmware corruption, or hardware faults.

Significance of Failure: A RAID/NAS offline state or persistent error messages (e.g., ‘I/O Error,’ ‘Array Failed’) signal a severe operational failure. Multiple drive losses exceed redundancy limits, a malfunctioning controller disrupts data access, and power or firmware anomalies compromise system stability. Data persists across the array, but its availability is critically impaired, specialized recovery is essential

Warning: STOP messing with it! Never attempt a rebuild if you can’t see your data. Doing so will result in permanent and full data loss. Repeated power-ups or missteps can trash the array for good. Skip DIY rebuilds.

Solution: Bring all your RAID drives, including non-failed ones to our San Francisco RAID recovery specialists. No server needed. Our expert RAID engineers will overcome the degradation and recover your data to a new USB external drive.

Possible Failure: Multiple drive failure, dead controller, motherboard, power supply or OS / File system corruption.

Significance of Failure: A server that won’t boot is a full-on RAID/NAS meltdown. Multiple drive failures, crashed controllers, dead power supplies or motherboards fries the system. Data’s still on the drives and the chances of recovery are high if you stop messing with it now! Making the right moves now are critical!

Warning: Don’t keep powering it on! Never attempt a rebuild if you can’t see your data, doing so will result in permanent and full data loss. Repeated boots can trash drives or wipe the array for good. Skip DIY rebuilds.

Solution: Bring all your RAID drives, including non-failed ones to our San Francisco RAID data recovery center. No server needed. Our expert RAID engineers will overcome the degradation and recover your data to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Drive failure, controller breakdown, loose connections, motherboard issues or dead backplane is likely preventing drive recognition.

Significance of Failure: Undetected drives in a RAID/NAS denote a critical detection failure. While a single drive dropout may be concealed by redundancy, a failed controller, motherboard defects, or backplane issues can disrupt array configuration, rendering multiple drives invisible. Data remains intact across the disks, but access is severely jeopardized, immediate data recovery technical expertise is required to preserve recoverability.

Warning: Stop what your doing! Never attempt a rebuild if you can’t see your data, doing so will result in permanent and full data loss. Powering on or messing with connections risks corrupting the array for good. Avoid DIY tinkering.

Solution: Bring all your RAID drives, including non-failed ones to our RAID specialists at our San Francisco data recovery center. No server needed. Our expert RAID engineers will overcome the degradation and recover your data to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Multiple drive failures, controller issues, overheating components, or power supply faults.

Significance of Failure: Multiple amber lights indicate a critical RAID/NAS failure state. The loss of multiple drives exceeds redundancy thresholds (e.g., RAID 5 or 6 tolerances), an unstable controller misinterprets array metadata, or thermal and power irregularities damage essential components. Data remains distributed across the drives, but its integrity is at severe risk, recovery hinges on immediate, data recovery expert intervention.

Warning: Don’t power cycle or pull drives! Never attempt a rebuild if your data isn't visible. Doing so can result in permanent, unrecoverable data loss. Every failed attempt increases the risk of frying components or corrupting the RAID array beyond repair. Avoid DIY recovery, guesswork has consequences.

Solution: Bring all of your RAID drives, even the ones that haven’t failed to our San Francisco RAID data recovery experts. You don’t need to bring the full server or enclosure. Our expert RAID engineers will analyze the full array, overcome any degradation, and recover your data safely to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Additional drive failures, failed server components including: power supply, motherboard, backplane or RAID controller.

Significance of Failure: A failed rebuild typically stems from a second or third drive failing during the process, halting reconstruction and severing data access. This exceeds RAID tolerances (e.g., RAID 5’s single-drive limit), while controller errors, firmware incompatibilities, or latent corruption compound the issue. Data persists across the array, but its integrity is critically unstable, expert data recovery is imperative.

Warning: Don’t try another rebuild! Never attempt a rebuild if you don't have full access to your data, doing so will result in permanent and full data loss. Forcing it risks overwriting everything. Skip DIY moves.

Solution: Gather all of your RAID drives, including the ones that still appear healthy, and bring them to our San Francisco data recovery specialists. There's no need to bring the entire server. Our specialized RAID data recovery engineers will reconstruct the array, resolve any degradation or failure, and recover your data safely to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Deleted or formatted drives, file system corruption, controller errors, or partial drive failure.

Significance of Failure: Data absence from a RAID/NAS indicates a significant logical or physical disruption. Deletion or formatting severs file system pointers, corruption distorts directory structures, and controller or partial drive faults fracture data mapping. With RAID’s parity or striping, a single point of failure can cascade across the array, rendering recovery technically demanding and time, sensitive.

Warning: Stop using it now!Never attempt a rebuild if your data isn’t visible, doing so can cause permanent, unrecoverable data loss. Writing new data may overwrite what’s left, and even powering on the system can worsen corruption. Avoid DIY fixes—one wrong move could eliminate your only chance of recovery.

Solution: Bring all of your RAID drives, including the ones that haven’t failed to our San Francisco RAID data recovery specialist. There’s no need to bring the full server. Our expert RAID engineers will reconstruct the array, resolve degradation issues, and safely recover your data to a new USB drive.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure:Damaged connector, controller failure, monolithic chip wear, or file system corruption.

Significance of Failure: An SD or microSD card not recognized by your camera or computer endangers your photo and video shoots. A damaged connector or failed controller, common in monolithic designs cuts access, while chip wear or file system corruption adds layers of trouble. Your data’s likely still embedded, but it’s a critical situation. Quick action is vital to save it.

Warning: Stop plugging it in! Repeated attempts can stress the monolithic chip further, wiping your pictures and videos permanently. Don’t format or try DIY recovery, leave it alone.

Solution: Bring your camera card to our San Francisco data recovery experts. We will use specialized techniques to bypass connector and controller failures in SD and microSD and compact flash cards, recovering your photos and videos to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Cracked monolithic chip, broken connector, or damaged solder points.

Significance of Failure: A physically broken SD or microSD card threatens your images and footage. If the monolithic chip is cracked, recovery’s impossible, your data’s gone. But a broken connector or damaged solder points in an intact chip can still block access, making it a serious issue. Fast, expert handling is your only shot if the chip’s not cracked.

Warning: Don’t force it into a slot! Using a broken card risks more damage, and if the monolithic chip’s cracked, your photos are already lost. Avoid DIY repairs, set it aside now.

Solution: Bring your camera card to our San Francisco lab. If the monolithic chip isn’t cracked, our expert engineers use Chip Off techniques to recover data from SD and microSD cards with broken connectors or solder damage, delivering your photos and videos to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: NAND Chip Failure, Electrical Issues

Significance of Failure: Files missing or corrupted on your SD or microSD card signal a dire loss of your photography work. Deletion or formatting, often accidental, cuts access, while file system corruption or monolithic chip degradation in these cards mangles your pictures and videos. Data may persist, but it’s at high risk, swift recovery is essential.

Warning: Stop shooting or writing! New data can overwrite your lost files, and continued use might ruin the monolithic chip, killing your work for good. Don’t use DIY tools.

Solution: Bring your camera card to our San Francisco data recovery experts. We will use specialized techniques to rebuild file systems in SD and microSD cards, recovering your photos and videos to a new USB drive.

Symptoms:

Possible Failure: Corroded logic board, damaged electrical components, or power circuit failure—triggered by liquid exposure.

Significance of Failure: A water-damaged Samsung or iPhone threatens your stored memories. Corrosion or damage to the logic board or electrical components can kill the phone. Data’s still locked on the chip, encrypted by the controller, but it’s a fight against decay, expert recovery is your shot.

Warning: Don’t plug it in or turn it on! Wet components can short out, wiping your files for good. Avoid rice or DIY drying—stop now.

Solution: Bring your Samsung or iPhone to our San Francisco phone recovery specialists. Our expert engineers perform precision motherboard repairs and use specialized tools to decrypt and extract your data, delivering it to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Damaged logic board, screen or damaged electrical components caused by impact or stress.

Significance of Failure: A physically damaged Samsung or iPhone, cracked or smashed, puts your photos, videos, and files at risk. A cracked logic board or damaged electrical components can sever access, even if the screen’s fine. Data’s likely still there, but recovery’s a precision job that only few can recover.

Warning: Don’t power it on or charge it! Trying a broken phone risks shorting components, losing your data forever. Skip DIY fixes, leave it off.

Solution: Bring your Samsung or iPhone to our San Francisco phone data recovery experts. Our expert engineers perform precision motherboard repairs and use specialized tools to decrypt and extract your data, delivering it to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Firmware corruption, logic board stress, damaged electrical components, or power issues.

Significance of Failure: A Samsung or iPhone stuck in a boot loop or refusing to start traps your photos and videos. Corrupt firmware, a stressed logic board, damaged electrical components, or power glitches keep it locked up. Data’s still there, encrypted on the chip, but cracking it needs pro expertise.

Warning: Don’t force restarts or charge it! Repeated tries can fry components, erasing your data for good. Skip DIY resets, set it aside now.

Solution: Bring your Samsung or iPhone to our San Francisco data recovery service office. Our expert engineers perform precision motherboard repairs and use specialized tools to decrypt and extract your data, delivering it to a new USB drive.

Possible Failure: Dead logic board, damaged electrical components, power supply damage, or severe internal short.

Significance of Failure: A Samsung or iPhone that’s dead and won’t power on locks away your files and memories. A failed logic board, damaged electrical components, power supply, or internal short shuts it down cold. Data’s still on the chip, encrypted by the controller, but it’s a total blackout, expert recovery is your only chance.

Warning: Don’t keep plugging it in! Charging attempts can damage components further, wiping your data permanently. Avoid DIY fixes, hands off.

Solution: Bring your phone to our San Francisco Samsung and iPhone data recovery specialists. Our expert engineers perform precision motherboard repairs and use specialized tools to decrypt and extract your data, delivering it to a new USB drive.

Every failure is different. We’ll diagnose your device, explain the cause, and give you a free quote.

How Much Does Data Recovery Cost in San Francisco?

From external hard drives and MacBooks to RAID servers and phones, data recovery cost depends on your device, failure type, and urgency

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Device Type

How device type affects your quote

Type Impacts Recovery Complexity
  • Hard drives, SSDs, phones, and RAID arrays each require specialized tools, techniques, and expertise levels.
  • Complex devices like enterprise servers need rare donor parts, proprietary firmware knowledge, and extra lab time.
  • Consumer devices (laptops, external drives) are typically more straightforward than specialized enterprise equipment.
  • Encrypted or damaged devices require advanced chip-level recovery techniques and additional processing time.
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Device Capacity

How drive capacity affects your quote

More Capacity = More Recovery Time
  • Recovery requires sector-by-sector imaging of the entire device, not just your files.
  • Larger drives (4TB+) have more platters, complex firmware structures, and longer processing times.
  • High-capacity devices need more time on specialized equipment and extended analysis.
  • Modern encryption and advanced technologies can add further complexity to large-capacity recoveries.
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Failure Type

What broke determines work needed

Failure Dictates Recovery Method
  • Logical failures (deleted files, corruption) typically require less intensive recovery work.
  • Mechanical failures (clicking drives, dead devices) need clean room work and donor parts.
  • Previous DIY attempts or other lab visits can significantly complicate recovery procedures.
  • Free diagnosis identifies the exact issue and provides a firm quote before work begins.
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Service Speed

Turnaround time affects price

Speed Affects Pricing Tiers
  • Standard Service (7-14 days): most affordable option with expert engineers.
  • Priority Service (2-5 days): dedicated engineer attention and queue priority.
  • Emergency Service (1-2 days): 24/7 engineering team with immediate start.
  • Urgent San Francisco cases require premium resources and focused engineering attention.
San Francisco data recovery market pricing and competitive advantages

San Francisco Market

Advanced recovery at competitive prices

San Francisco's Best Data Recovery Value
  • Local convenience with advanced capabilities: San Francisco drop-off, elite level engineers & clean room recovery that other local shops can't match.
  • Competitive pricing: We'll beat any written quote from reputable San Francisco data recovery competitors while delivering superior results.
  • Advanced recovery capabilities: Complex RAID reconstruction, chip-level phone recovery, and specialized firmware repair beyond local competitor capabilities.
  • Professional support: San Francisco-based advisors guide you through the process, unlike national chains with distant call centers.

Call to Get a Customized Quote in Minutes

We share your goal—getting your data back quickly and affordably. Call our San Francisco data recovery specialists for answers, clarity, and a quote that fits your exact situation.

  • LIVE SUPPORT FROM REAL RECOVERY SPECIALISTS: Speak directly with experienced advisors who will walk you through symptoms, timelines, and realistic next steps.
  • REAL-WORLD PRICING, NO SURPRISES: After a few quick questions, we'll give you a quote range based on actual cases, then schedule a free evaluation to confirm the problem and cost.
  • NO PRESSURE, NO RISK: We'll explain what to expect, answer your questions, and help you avoid mistakes that can make recovery harder or more expensive.

5 Steps to Full Data Recovery in San Francisco!

We make data recovery easy, fast, and stress-free, here’s how it works.

Diagnose Media And Give Firm Price

Free Diagnosis

Free Diagnosis

All San Francisco data recovery clients get a free diagnosis with Standard Service. Call us or submit an online quote request to receive your ticket number via text and email with drop-off instructions. Bring your device and ticket number to our San Francisco office where our receptionist will handle your service agreement and secure intake. Need faster service? Choose Priority or Emergency to skip the diagnosis and approval steps—recovery starts immediately upon arrival.

Approve Data Recovery Price

Approve Work

Approve Your Recovery

Once your Standard Service free diagnosis is complete, we’ll call with our findings and email a detailed report with a firm quote. Approve service through our secure form to start your recovery. For fastest results, Priority and Emergency options begin recovery immediately. If the quote isn’t right for you, simply decline before approval, no obligation, no pressure.

We Will Start The Data Recovery Process

Recovery Starts

Recovery Starts

Once you approve Standard Service, your device enters our secure recovery queue. Inside our certified ISO-5 cleanroom, engineers tackle the failure, whether it’s a clicking drive, firmware glitch, or degraded file system. Every step is focused on restoring your most critical files with precision, care, and the highest chance of success.

Pay For Recovered Data

Pay For Data

Pay For Data

After your recovery is successful, we’ll email you a secure link for fast online payment, credit card, debit card or PayPal. Bank wire or check are also acceptable forms of payment. Once payment is complete, we prepare your recovered data for return. No data? No charge. With File Savers San Francisco, you only pay when we deliver results, no surprises, no pressure, just professional service from start to finish.

Get Data Back On New Media Device

Get Data Back

Get Data Back

Your recovered files are returned on a new USB or external drive, with original folder structure preserved in over 95% of cases. Choose pickup at our San Francisco office or have it shipped via FedEx to your home or business. For urgent recoveries, we can upload critical files to our secure server for instant download, getting your data back fast, safe, and exactly how you need it.

Files We Recover for San Francisco Businesses & Families

Critical Data Recovery for the Bay Area - From Oakland to San Jose

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Financial

  • QuickBooks
  • Quicken
  • Peachtree
  • Sage
  • Excel
  • Money

Recover Critical Financial Records

Lost accounting data can derail San Francisco businesses from SOMA to the Marina District. We recover financial files from physically damaged drives for CPAs in Palo Alto, restaurants in North Beach, and tech startups in the Mission Bay, restoring payroll records, balance sheets, and transaction histories with complete accuracy.

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Databases

  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Access
  • Oracle

Restore Business-Critical Databases

Database failures can halt operations from UCSF Medical Center to local credit unions across the Bay Area. We reconstruct corrupted database files from mechanically failed HDDs, restoring customer records and operational data for businesses from the Richmond District to San Jose, ensuring San Francisco enterprises stay running.

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Emails

  • Outlook
  • Exchange
  • Apple Mail
  • Thunderbird
  • Lotus Notes

Recover Lost Email Archives

Email archives contain contracts, invoices, and critical communications for San Francisco law firms like Morrison & Foerster and businesses throughout the Bay Area. We recover PST, OST, and mail store files from crashed drives, restoring complete folder structures and message histories for legal cases and business continuity.

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Virtual Machines

  • VMware
  • Hyper-V
  • XenServer

Recover VMs from Failed Hard Drives

When host drives fail, entire virtual infrastructures crash for San Francisco tech companies from downtown data centers to Silicon Valley's tech corridor. We recover VMDK files and VM configurations from drives with head crashes and motor failures, keeping California's digital infrastructure operational.

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Websites

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • JSON

Recover Lost Website Files

Server failures can destroy months of development work for San Francisco web agencies and freelancers from the Mission District to Palo Alto's tech hub. We recover static and dynamic web assets, backend code, and CMS structures from failed drives, getting Bay Area developers back online quickly.

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Images

  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • TIFF
  • RAW
  • CR2
  • NEF
  • ORF

Recover Lost Photos and Images

Professional photo libraries represent years of work capturing California's beauty from Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz Island. We recover image files and RAW formats from desktop, laptop, and external drives for San Francisco photographers, wedding planners, and families preserving precious memories of Giants games and graduations.

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Videos

  • MP4
  • MOV
  • AVI
  • WMV
  • MKV
  • FLV
  • VOB
  • WEBM

Recover Video Files and Footage

Production footage and surveillance videos are irreplaceable for San Francisco businesses from Chase Center events to local news stations like KGO-TV. We extract high-resolution video files from drives with firmware corruption and head crashes, preserving everything from Warriors game highlights to security footage critical for Bay Area businesses.

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CAD Files

  • AutoCAD
  • SolidWorks
  • Revit
  • CATIA

Recover CAD and Engineering Files

Design files represent weeks of engineering work for San Francisco's growing tech and biotech sectors from Salesforce Tower to local architectural firms designing Bay Area developments. We recover proprietary CAD formats from failed drives, helping engineers and architects meet tight construction deadlines across the region.

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Music

  • Pro Tools
  • GarageBand
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • AIFF
  • FLAC

Recover Audio Production Files

Audio production sessions represent unique creative assets for San Francisco's vibrant music scene from Fillmore venues to Berkeley recording studios. We recover session files and audio libraries from physically damaged drives, preserving the work of Bay Area musicians, sound engineers, and podcast creators building California's entertainment industry.

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Office Documents

  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF
  • OneNote
  • Publisher
  • OpenOffice

Restore Critical Business Documents

Reports, proposals, and presentations drive business operations from UC San Francisco research departments to corporate offices in the Financial District. We recover office documents from failed drives for San Francisco professionals, educators, and students using sector-level imaging techniques to restore files completely and accurately.

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Tax Files

  • TurboTax
  • TaxAct
  • Drake
  • ProSeries
  • Lacerte
  • H&R Block

Restore Tax Return Data

Lost tax files create compliance issues and deadline pressure for San Francisco CPAs and Bay Area residents. We recover federal and state return data from damaged drives for individuals, H&R Block franchises, and accounting firms throughout Oakland and San Jose with complete accuracy before filing deadlines.

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Design

  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Premiere
  • Final Cut
  • Lightroom

Recover Creative Project Files

Creative projects represent hours of artistic vision for San Francisco's growing design community from Mission District galleries to Silicon Valley marketing agencies. We recover Adobe Creative Suite and video editing files from mechanically failed drives, preserving client work for studios, freelancers, and UCSF art students across the Bay Area.

WINDOWS TO IOS, ANY SYSTEM, ANYTIME

Trusted in San Francisco for Windows, Mac, Linux, VMware, and Mobile Data Recovery

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Windows

Windows Data Recovery for Desktops, Laptops, Servers

Windows powers millions of devices, and when disaster strikes, we're ready. From liquid-damaged Dell desktops in downtown offices to SSD failures in personal laptops protected by BitLocker, File Savers recovers data from every version of Windows using the NTFS file system. Whether you're a small business in the Castro or a researcher at UC San Francisco, our engineers know Windows inside and out.

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macOS

macOS Data Recovery for MacBooks, iMacs, Mac Minis

We recover lost files from all Apple devices: iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, and even vintage models like the PowerBook G4. Whether it's Time Machine, FileVault encryption, or HFS+ file structures, we've seen it all. Creative professionals across San Francisco, from agencies in SOMA to photographers in the Mission District, trust us to bring their irreplaceable Mac data back fast.

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Linux

Linux Data Recovery for NAS, Servers & Desktops

Linux systems show up everywhere, from RAID servers at San Francisco tech companies like Salesforce to NAS devices in Richmond District home offices. We support Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, and more, with recovery across EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, and XFS file systems. Our experts handle Linux environments with precision, recovering payroll data, server files, and more when it matters most.

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VMware

VMware Data Recovery for San Francisco Businesses

VMware failures are complex, but we're built for complexity. If your San Francisco business relies on virtual environments, we recover data from VMFS partitions, RAID setups, and layered VMs. From firms like Twitter to growing startups throughout SOMA, the Mission, and Silicon Valley, we deliver expert VMware recovery every time.

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Android

Android Data Recovery for Phones & Tablets

Lost photos, contacts, or messages on your Android device? We recover data from Samsung, Pixel, OnePlus, LG, and more across phones, tablets, and smartwatches. San Francisco clients from neighborhoods like Pacific Heights, the Mission District, and the Sunset come to us with water damage, cracked screens, or boot loop issues. We support EXT4 and all major Android file systems.

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iOS

iOS Data Recovery for iPhones & iPads

From iPhones and iPads to iPods old and new, we recover your Apple data with no upfront risk. Using advanced tools, we retrieve lost messages, photos, and videos—even from encrypted APFS systems. Whether you dropped your device near Golden Gate Park or faced a failed iOS update, we've got you covered, just like we've helped clients across San Francisco neighborhoods from Nob Hill to the Financial District.

Legendary Wins | Avoidable Disasters

Famous Clients We Saved

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Cubs’ Video Save

The Chicago Cubs’ multi-drive RAID server crashed, wiping practice footage vital for spotting swing flaws and game issues. Our 24/7 lab tore in, battling multiple failures to recover every frame in just a few days. Full win, coaches and players kept their edge, training rolled on, no downtime, no excuses.

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General Motors SQL Recovery

General Motors faced a database wipeout on a 2TB drive. Production hung in the balance. Our ISO 5 crew came to the rescue, pulling the entire dataset back from the brink with custom precision. Full recovery in record time. GM’s engines kept humming, no downtime, no excuses.

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Disney's Documents Retrieval

Disney’s multi-drive RAID array tanked, multiple failures threatening creative gold. Illustrator, Photoshop, PDFs. Our Priority Recovery team went full throttle, salvaging every design file from the chaos in hours. No magic needed, just relentless skill. Disney’s vision stayed alive, deadline met.

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Allstate's Document Rescue

Allstate’s 500GB Seagate BitLocker drive lost deleted Office docs, Excel files, PDFs, and images. Claims hung in the balance. Our crew cracked the encryption, pulling every file back from oblivion. Full recovery, we saved the day. Allstate’s team stayed on track, every file restored.

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U.S Navy Save

A Seagate drive with severe platter damage nearly sank critical US Navy data. We couldn’t save it all, but our relentless engineers salvaged the key Office docs and images they needed most. Critical win, full determination saved mission-critical data. Navy stayed afloat.

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Toyota's Recovery

Toyota’s 80GB drive controlling engine and transmission manufacturing equipment crashed, production stalled. Our team hit the ground running, recovering every byte in our ISO 5 clean room with precision. Full recovery, no delays, Toyota’s plant roared back to life, gears grinding smoothly.

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KC Chief's Data Save

The Chiefs’ 6TB RAID 0 system with two drives, one mechanically dead, threatened all their data. Our 24/7 lab powered through, recovering every byte from the wreckage. Full win, game footage and more saved, Kansas City kept dominating winning the next two Super Bowls, no fumbles here.

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Pfizer's Server Retrieval

Pfizer’s 12-drive RAID 6 server with proprietary drug data went down. Millions in research teetered. Our Priority crew hit it hard, restoring every byte under pressure with custom tech. Full recovery, Pfizer’s breakthroughs stayed safe, science marched on, crisis crushed.

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Raiders Video Recovery

A multi-drive RAID 6 holding 40TB of game and practice video crashed, Raiders’ prep was at stake. Our 24/7 lab powered through, recovering it all with relentless precision. Full win. Las Vegas Raiders kept their playbook sharp, data saved, fans cheering.

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Michelin's CAD Recovery

Michelin’s productivity hung on three drives. CAD files, Office docs, and irreplaceable software. We tackled the multi-drive chaos, pulling every bit back with relentless skill and precision. Full recovery across the board. Michelin’s wheels kept spinning, no downtime, no losses.

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Department of Justice Evidence Save

A 3-drive RAID 5 failure threatened DOJ NC’s critical docs, Excel, images, and videos. Justice hung in the balance. Our crew smashed through, recovering every file with custom precision. Full win, cases stayed solid, evidence secure, law prevailed.

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KSL's RAID Save

KSL’s 14-drive RAID server crashed, endangering ad division images and videos. Our Priority team went all-in, salvaging every critical file with custom tech in record time. Full recovery. KSL’s ads aired, no panic, just results.

Recovery Horror Stories

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Apple Tech Destroyer

Apple Tech Destroyer

Customer begged the Apple Store tech for his failed drive, instead, a tech pried it open with a screwdriver, carving 'HI' into the platter. Sent to us, the damage was a death sentence. The data was trashed beyond recovery. Rookie move cost customer everything. Should’ve called us first.

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Dell Tech Hosed It

Dell Tech Hosed It

Customer’s RAID failed, so they called Dell. The tech swapped two bad drives with blanks, initialized the array, and rebuilt it, wiping all data. By the time we got it, the overwrite was final. Nothing left to save. The wrong help burned them.

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Friend’s Fried It

Friend Fried It

Customer ditched our quote, tapped his 'expert' friend who couldn’t recover it. Drive was left open for months. A family death hit; their only pics of them were on that disk. Sent back to us, platters were toast, data lost forever. Trying to save money, undervaluing their data, and getting the wrong people involved killed it. We would have saved it.

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DIY Kills It

DIY Kills It

Customer balked at our cost, tried a DIY fix and failed miserably. Sent it back to our San Francisco lab, but his meddling trashed it beyond repair. Data is now gone for good. Skimping turned a recoverable drive into a lost cause. One call to us could’ve saved it all. Now it’s just regret.

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YouTube Disaster Zone

YouTube Disaster Zone

Countless customers chase YouTube fixes. Many land in our San Francisco lab with drives pried open and platters wrecked, configurations lost. Online hacks turn recoverable drives into total disasters. Data shredded beyond hope. We see it weekly. Skip the videos, call us before it’s too late.

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Cheap Quote Catastrophe

Cheap Quote Catastrophe

Customer picked a low-ball quote. Other company jacked it up, swapped the USB, lost the original PCB. Sent to us in San Francisco, it was unrecoverable without the original unique board. Data now impossible to recover. Bargain hunting burned them. Our upfront precision would’ve saved the day.

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Local Shop Blunder

Local Shop Blunder

Desperate customers choose local San Francisco computer shops. Clueless techs make mistakes, damage drives further, constantly destroying customers chances of recovery. We see it weekly. By the time we see ‘em, irreversible damage kills any hope. Data’s toast. They trusted the wrong team, and it cost them everything. Our pros could’ve stopped the bleed.

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Big Player Bust

Big Player Bust

Big-name recovery firms label drives ‘impossible’ we get ‘em next, tougher and pricier after their attempt. Countless cases turn sour before landing here. Data’s fate dims. Skip them, send it to us first. Our relentless precision and determination beats their fails.

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24/7 Emergency Data Recovery For San Francisco's Critical Data

Our San Francisco emergency intake team fast-tracks your case into active recovery, leveraging our elite engineering staff, massive parts inventory, and advanced tools to deliver faster results when others fall short.

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Fast San Francisco Data Recovery—Pick Your Speed

Emergency, Priority, or Standard - Choose the Timeline That Fits Your Needs

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Emergency Service

(1-2 Days)

  • Instant Start
  • 24/7 Engineers
  • Fastest in San Francisco

Is Emergency Service For Me?

For San Francisco firms like Morrison & Foerster or tech startups in SOMA facing mission-critical loss, Emergency Service is your fastest path forward. We launch recovery immediately—no queue, no delay. From downtown offices to the Mission Bay, we work around the clock to restore what matters most.

Call Now | 415-423-2974
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Priority Service

(2-5 Business Days)

  • Lab Priority
  • Extra Resources
  • Quick Turnaround

Is Priority Service For Me?

Perfect for startups at Pier 70 or fast-paced teams in Silicon Valley that can't afford to wait. Priority Service pushes your case ahead of the queue with dedicated engineer hours and fast turnaround. Whether it's a failed SSD or RAID, we move with the speed your business demands.

Call Now | 415-423-2974
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Standard Service

(7-14 Business Days)

  • Free Diagnosis
  • Affordable Rate
  • High Success

Is Standard Service For Me?

Best for non-urgent recoveries like photos, documents, or family videos. Popular among San Francisco residents in the Marina, Castro District, and beyond, Standard Service includes free diagnostics and a clear quote before we begin. With expert handling and affordable pricing, most jobs are completed within 7–14 business days.

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Every Brand & Drive. San Francisco's Data Recovery Authority

From Seagate to SanDisk, We’re Manufacturer-Approved to Recover Them All

Expert Data Recovery for All San Francisco Industries

Specialized Recovery Solutions for Healthcare, Finance, Government, and More

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Medical

Securing Healthcare Data with Precision

Medical facilities like UCSF Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente rely on uninterrupted access to patient records and imaging data. When hard drives fail or SSDs corrupt, File Savers helps restore critical files under full HIPAA-compliant protocols. Whether it's a small clinic in Berkeley or a research lab in Palo Alto, we recover the data that keeps care teams moving and lives protected, without compromising patient privacy.

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Financial

Reliable Recovery for Financial Institutions

Financial institutions like Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab handle massive volumes of sensitive data, from transaction logs to customer portfolios. When drives crash or RAID arrays fail, File Savers provides PCI-compliant recovery to help restore those records securely. Whether it's a brokerage firm in the Financial District or a credit union in Oakland, we support California's financial operations with fast, confidential, and precision-driven service.

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Government

Reliable Recovery for Public Services

Public agencies like San Francisco City Hall and Bay Area county offices depend on uninterrupted access to digital records. When systems crash or files become corrupted, File Savers provides secure, confidential recovery solutions. From departments near the Civic Center to city infrastructure in Oakland, we help restore the vital data that powers government operations and protects the integrity of public services across the Bay Area.

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Automotive

Data Recovery Tailored for Automotive Excellence

Auto dealers and service centers across San Francisco, whether representing Tesla, Ford, or local brands, depend on accurate data to operate efficiently. From CAD files used in Silicon Valley's design shops to diagnostics, firmware, and CRM databases in San Jose, File Savers helps recover the systems that power today's vehicles. We support California's automotive sector with secure, fast recovery when downtime isn't an option.

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Home User

San Francisco’s Personal Data Lifeline

When personal data disappears—whether it's family photos, school projects, or tax files—File Savers is the trusted recovery partner for San Francisco residents. From parents in Pacific Heights to creatives in the Mission and students near UCSF, we help restore what matters most. Whether it's a failed laptop or a broken USB drive, our experts bring lost memories and irreplaceable documents back to life, one neighborhood at a time.

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Manufacturing

Supporting San Francisco’s Manufacturing Sector

Manufacturers like Tesla, Apple, and countless Bay Area suppliers rely on uninterrupted access to CNC files, ERP systems, and production data. When drives fail or systems crash, File Savers delivers fast, secure recovery. From biotech operations in South San Francisco to semiconductor plants in Silicon Valley, we help San Francisco's industrial backbone recover from digital failures and keep production moving without costly delays.

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Educational

Data Recovery for Academic Excellence

Educational institutions like UC San Francisco and Stanford University generate massive volumes of data, from research archives to student records and classroom media. When that data is lost, File Savers helps restore it with precision and care. Whether it's a failed hard drive in Berkeley or a corrupted file server in Palo Alto, we support Bay Area schools, colleges, and universities in protecting what drives learning forward.

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Retail

Fast, Reliable Recovery for Retail Data

From big-box stores to boutique shops, San Francisco's retailers rely on accurate data to stay competitive. When POS systems crash or inventory records disappear, File Savers provides fast recovery to keep operations running. Whether restoring sales data for a store in Union Square or recovering customer records for a boutique in the Castro, we help Bay Area retailers protect the transactions and insights that drive business.

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Technology

Recovering Data That Powers Innovation

Tech companies like Salesforce and Twitter operate at the heart of San Francisco's digital economy. When source code, virtual machines, or server backups are lost, File Savers delivers expert recovery across all platforms and environments. Whether restoring files for a SOMA startup or supporting data centers in Silicon Valley, we help California's tech leaders stay online, agile, and focused on building what's next.

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Legal

Confidential Data Recovery for Law Firms

Law firms across San Francisco handle sensitive, time-critical data—from depositions and discovery files to case notes and client records. When that data becomes inaccessible, File Savers delivers secure, confidential recovery under strict chain-of-custody protocols. Whether serving solo practitioners in the Financial District or firms near the Embarcadero and Nob Hill, we help attorneys recover what they can't afford to lose—without compromising legal integrity or client trust.

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Media

Expert Data Recovery for Media Professionals

Media teams like KGO-TV and sports organizations such as the San Francisco Giants rely on digital content every day. When video archives, photography drives, or audio reels fail, File Savers steps in. From post-production suites near Oracle Park to newsroom systems downtown, we recover irreplaceable assets that power the Bay Area's broadcasts, promotions, and creative storytelling, fast, secure, and professionally handled.

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Engineering

Data Recovery for Engineering Excellence

Engineering firms like Bechtel and other design leaders across San Francisco rely on access to CAD files, GIS data, and project specs. When drives fail or servers crash, File Savers recovers the critical files that keep timelines intact. From infrastructure plans in the Richmond District to development projects in Silicon Valley, we help Bay Area engineers protect their work and keep California's growth moving forward.

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Telecom

Keeping San Francisco’s Networks Connected

Telecom providers like Verizon and AT&T rely on vast amounts of data to keep San Francisco connected. When network logs, infrastructure configs, or customer databases go offline, File Savers delivers expert recovery. From operations hubs in SOMA to switching centers near Market Street, we help safeguard the data that powers California's communication networks and keeps the Bay Area online without disruption.

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Travel

Keeping San Francisco’s Travel Data On Track

Travel companies like United Airlines and transportation hubs such as San Francisco International Airport depend on fast, reliable access to booking systems, itinerary files, and passenger records. When data loss strikes, File Savers steps in with secure recovery solutions. From travel agencies in the Mission to hospitality providers on Fisherman's Wharf, we help keep San Francisco's tourism, transit, and lodging sectors moving without disruption.

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Energy

Reliable Data Recovery for the Energy Sector

Energy providers like PG&E rely on accurate data to manage grid operations, infrastructure, and customer services. When systems fail or storage devices crash, File Savers recovers critical energy data with speed and precision. From grid analytics in the Sunset District to field service files near AT&T Park, we help keep San Francisco's power sector running reliably, securely, and without costly delays.

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Creative

Restoring San Francisco’s Artistic Data

Photographers, designers, and digital artists across San Francisco, especially in creative hubs like the Mission District and SOMA, rely on their data to bring ideas to life. When drives fail or files vanish, File Savers recovers irreplaceable portfolios, projects, and media libraries. From studios near the Golden Gate Park to creative spaces in the Castro, we help preserve the work that fuels the Bay Area's vibrant artistic community.

OUR PROMISE TO YOU

Our San Francisco data recovery team treats your files like they're our own. We exhaust every possible option using ISO-5 clean room facilities, proprietary tools, and decades of expertise. If we can't recover your data, it's unlikely anyone else can.

We put your needs ahead of profit and convenience. Our engineers regularly work late nights, weekends, and holidays because when data loss strikes San Francisco businesses and families, timing can make the difference between recovery and permanent loss.

Your data remains completely confidential throughout the recovery process. We maintain strict chain-of-custody protocols, secure facilities, and HIPAA-compliant procedures that exceed industry requirements for protecting sensitive information at every step.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to the most common data recovery questions from our experts

Data recovery costs depend on several key factors: device type (hard drives vs. SSDs vs. RAID arrays), storage capacity, failure complexity, and service speed you choose. More complex failures requiring clean room work and specialized parts cost more than simple logical recoveries.

We provide a free diagnosis with Standard Service to identify the exact issue and give you a firm quote before any work begins. No surprises, no hidden fees - you'll know the exact cost upfront.

Most importantly: You only pay if we successfully recover your data. No data, no charge—guaranteed. Call us to discuss your specific situation and get a realistic quote based on your actual device and failure type.

STOP using the device immediately. Power it off and unplug it. Continued use can cause permanent damage, especially with clicking hard drives or corrupted SSDs.

Don't try DIY fixes: Avoid software tools, freezer tricks, or opening the drive yourself. These methods often make recovery impossible and void any chance of professional recovery.

Call our San Francisco team right away for guidance on next steps. We'll walk you through safe handling and can arrange pickup or local drop-off to prevent further damage. Quick action often makes the difference between full recovery and permanent loss.

Recovery timeframes depend on your chosen service level and case complexity:

Standard Service: 7-14 business days with free diagnosis
Priority Service: 2-5 business days with lab priority
Emergency Service: 1-2 business days with immediate start

Simple logical failures (deleted files, corruption) typically complete faster than physical failures requiring clean room work. Complex cases like multi-drive RAID arrays or severely damaged devices may need additional time regardless of service level.

We'll provide realistic timeframes during your free consultation and keep you updated throughout the process.

No - this is the biggest mistake customers make. With most drive failures, you only get one shot at recovery. Failed attempts by inexperienced technicians often cause irreversible damage that makes your data permanently unrecoverable.

No - this is the biggest mistake customers make. With most drive failures, you only get one shot at recovery. Failed attempts by inexperienced technicians often cause irreversible damage that makes your data permanently unrecoverable.

The harsh reality: Clicking drives have damaged heads scraping platters with every spin. Corrupted SSDs degrade further with each power cycle. Budget labs and DIY attempts frequently turn recoverable drives into total losses by opening drives outside clean rooms, using wrong parts, or improper handling techniques.

Choose the right company first. While we've saved some cases other labs ruined, your best chance of full recovery is bringing your device to experts immediately. Don't gamble with irreplaceable photos, business files, or critical data by shopping for the cheapest quote first.

Absolutely. Data security and confidentiality are fundamental to our service. We maintain strict protocols throughout the entire recovery process:

Secure facilities: ISO 5 clean room with restricted access and surveillance
Chain of custody: Your device is tracked and documented at every step
Compliance standards: HIPAA and PCI DSS certified for handling sensitive data

Our technicians sign confidentiality agreements, and we never access your personal files beyond what's necessary for recovery verification. Your data is returned securely and permanently deleted from our systems after successful delivery.

SERVING ALL CITIES IN THE SAN FRANCISCO VALLEY REGION

San Mateo

San Mateo County

  • Atherton
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  • Brisbane
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  • East Palo Alto
  • Foster City
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  • Pacifica
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  • Redwood City
  • San Mateo
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  • South San Francisco
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  • Marin

    Marin County

  • Belvedere
  • Bolinas
  • Calabasas
  • Corte Madera
  • Fairfax
  • Greenbrae
  • Kentfield
  • Larkspur
  • Mill Valley
  • Novato
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    Alameda County

  • Alameda
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