I accidentally dropped my external hard drive and didn''t think anything of it. When I plugged it in the next day, it didn''t mount on my desktop. I tried everything and was unable to access it. I was in tears after I was told by a coworker that I may never get my files back. I''m a graphic designer...my disk contained 20 years of blood, sweat and tears. 40,000 hours. Plus, all of my freelance work.After a few people referred me to Secure Data Recovery Services, I called them. Jonathan was amazing! He was positive and understanding and made me feel so much better about the situation. He put my mind at ease that the chances of recovering my files were excellent. He was very clear about what I needed to do and gave me all the info I needed. The process was set into motion on the phone the same day; I dropped my hard drive off at the most convenient location and they handled it from there. They followed up with an email, and also kept me looped in along the way. I had questions, and they answered them all with clarity. No surprises, no extra fees. They sent a final email with the outcome that I had to sign before they completed the recovery. It was all very smooth and easy. The communication and customer service along the way was top notch.In the end, I got 99.57% of my files back. My drive had a damaged head AND motor, which is a severe case. Took them three weeks and they recovered 344,256 files out of 345,742. It doesn''t normally take three weeks but because mine was a severe case, they had to send it out of state. They ended up waiving my delivery fee and it was sent directly to my house, In a very secure package that I had to sign for.When I opened the files, they were perfect. There''s a file that says DAMAGED, which contained those files. Then everything else looked normal. It was simple and organized and exactly what I was hoping for.I would recommend this company a thousand times over. They put my mind at ease, were excellent handling all of my questions with kindness and ultimately returned nearly every file I thought I was going to lose. Well worth the money.Thank you, SDRS. Five stars all around.