I am SO grateful I found this little computer shop! My Samsung computer completely died and would…read morenot turn on at all. I use this computer for my work, my writing, and so many important files. Unfortunately I had never backed everything up onto a flash drive. Needless to say, I was freaking out! I found Human Computer because of all the great reviews, and now I completely understand why they have such a great reputation. John was so sweet, kind, knowledgeable, and immediately made me feel like my computer was in good hands. He was able to fix it, get me back up and running, and it only cost me around $85! He even told me that based on how well I've taken care of my computer, it could easily have another five years of life in it. I really appreciated that he wasn't trying to convince me that I needed a new computer or sell me something I didn't need. I also couldn't believe this little shop has been here in Riverside off Van Buren since 1996! There's something really special about finding a small local business that has been around that long and still treats people with genuine kindness. If you have a PC or Mac that needs repair, I absolutely recommend bringing it here. Great service, fair pricing, knowledgeable, and most importantly, someone you feel you can trust. Thank you, John, for saving my computer and basically saving me from a complete panic!

Took in a gaming laptop with a busted screen. When you first walk in, it's like you've gone back in…read moretime 20-25 years. Things you don't see nowadays are all over the wall and shelves serving as decor. You are greeted by a very pleasant gentleman who gets right down to business and lets you know a price and estimated time to get your property back. I definitely appreciated that. We came to an agreement. The following day I received a call that my laptop was ready. I was pleasantly surprised to receive it a day earlier. He gave me back the old screen as well. So far the repair has been amazing and have had no issues. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for any type of computer repairs/issues. Thank you human computer.

I came to data recovery man with a 15+ year old external hard drive that had been sitting in a hot…read moreattic for years and had broken ports. I knew that somewhere there was a photo with me and Guillermo Ochoa and with it being the World Cup and his last game before retirement, I wanted to find it so bad! The device had all of my photos from my late teens and early 20's and I was worried they would not be salvageable. Wayne was so helpful and rushed the processing so I could get my photos on time. I was so happy that everything was recovered! I highly recommend them for data recovery services Here's the photo with Guillermo Ochoa from 2008!

Wayne is SUPER knowledgeable, super helpful, super accommodating, and super quick!…read more I had a pretty standard external HDD failure, I was in and out of his office in 5 minutes - he knew exactly what to do and what to quote. He even worked with me to package the data with special instructions for me no problem. 4-5 days later, and all my data was ready for pickup. Highly recommend and will come back!

Highly recommended. Crashed an internal hard drive that had significant data on it that I had,…read moreirresponsibly, not backed up to any other sources. The damage I did to the drive required Five Star's clean-room service, and they quoted a flat rate to me in advance. The effort of recovering the data ended up being very challenging and took longer than any of us expected, but at the end Five Star was able to recover over 99% of the files--and I'm happy to say, the 1% of files were not important to me, so the 99% they recovered covered everything I needed. Despite that significant extra work, they invoiced me only for the original quoted amount. I'm happy with the results but also the professionalism. When I first reached out to Five Star, they got back to me at the start of the next business day and, after answering a few follow-up questions, I had a quote and scheduled to drop off my drive the same day. Vahan and Elen were particularly helpful and professional the entire way through. It was really a pleasure to work with them and I can't recommend Five Star enough!

I purchased a San Disk 2 TB extreme portable SSD solid State Drive from Amazon. It worked for just…read moreunder a year and then it died. WTF!! I was fairly horrified because I thought solid state drives were supposed to be much more reliable than traditional HDD spinning disc drive. Incorrect! Flunk! Fail! Go directly to jail!! What a bummer. I thought I was toast. I'm a photographer and I had a lot of images on this drive. One terabytes worth. It's rubberized and sealed. I thought it was beyond repair. I googled around and found 5 Star Data Recovery. I took it in and they busted it out. They did a tremendous job and got 98% of my data back. What a bullet to do! Cost me around $600. I wouldn't call it cheap, but I would say it was actually pretty fair considering what they were working with. Also, would I learn never buy an encrypted external hard drive. It makes it that much more difficult and expensive to retrieve data from. They were still able to do it even though it was encrypted. Anyway, all in all the guys were awesome. I couldn't be happier. I count myself. #Lucky.!!

Thank you Alandata! I lost a bunch of files and they were able to recover them. They do the work…read morein-house, which is important. They do not ship it out to another state. Most places I found ship your drive out of state. That alone makes Alandata the better choice. Very friendly, great customer service. Gave me back my old drive so I can still use it as backup. Even gave me a new plug for the drive. I hope I don't need this service again but if I do, they are the only place I would use.

Would like to send a big Thank you to Alandata, Wayne & his team for an amazing work and knowledge…read moreto recover data from my broken iPhone. I was told by Apple Store and a Phone repair shop that my phone is dead and not accessible. I got lucky I found Wayne online and his shop, they were able to retrieve & recover what I was missing from my iPhone. You guys Rock !!!

I had a great experience at this repair shop. My PC suddenly had an issue where one of the fans…read morestopped working, and I was worried it might be something serious. The staff was very professional and quickly diagnosed the problem. They explained everything clearly and didn't try to upsell unnecessary parts, which I really appreciated. The repair was fast, affordable, and my computer is now running perfectly again. Overall, honest service, fair pricing, and great communication. I would definitely come back again and highly recommend this place to anyone needing computer repair.

The boss is kind and precessional, fast repair and reasonable price. Excellent experience!read more

This is the absolute best place to go for help with a damaged drive, lost data, and majorly…read moreimportant help when you have a serious data recovery issue. I was hesitant at first because you want to make sure you are going to the best place and getting the best value. I found it here and then some. Data Retrieval in Temecula was able to save all of our files, photos, etc., we are talking years and years of work and memories that we had lost due to serious hard drive damage. It was literally a catastrophe until we found Tim and he saved the day! He is honest. Fair. and extremely talented and knowledgeable. Before this experience, I was very concerned that all was lost and I might lose more money on top of the data I had lost. It turned out that this was the best deal imaginable - the value he has restored to us is incredible and the price reasonable and fair. We were so happy with his service that we left him a huge tip on top of the fee for his work. He is 100% our first choice if I ever have another difficulty with my data storage.

Beware and run away from this fraud!…read more I called Tim and spoke to him about my hard drive issue. I had installed a backup software and it supposedly ran my hard drive so hard that it caused a malfunction. I told him that I took my drive to another local technician and that guy thought it was it a connection issue where it plugs in. But a day later, that guy said it was not and something that he couldn't work on. That's why I contacted Tim because he had better technology to work on newer drives. When I brought the drive in, he looked at and didn't see any visible issues with the physical aspects of the drive. He bragged and boasted about how he's gotten 99% of his customers data back. He talked about how he works with 2 types of people- those who want their data back and those who go through all lengths to make sure their data is lost. At the time of drop off, Tim said he was waiting for a new board to be delivered, that was OUT FOR DELIVERY at that specific time. He would know by the end of the day if he could get my data back, and to stop panicking... everything will be fine. A week went by without any communication so I called him for an update. He hadn't even started my job yet. He blamed it on slow delivery and "the war in Russia..." I called another week later and the new board finally arrived and that he would need a few days and my drive would be ready. Another week later and he said he had to send my drive to the FBI in West Virginia because his new board was not working. I didn't realize the FBI was 'for hire' on data retrieval. Funny, right? It was Friday and he said the drive would returned on Monday. And yet, still no update until another week later. My hard drive is all of sudden broken and none of their tools can help retrieve data. Tim says a "microscopic " scratch and break is why my data cannot be read. He sends me pictures of the broken piece. I can see it in the photo and he would have seen it when I dropped it off. So now he blames the original technician. My drive was NOT broken when I dropped it off but it was returned broken to me. Tim is full of fancy stories...retrieving data that has been smashed by hammers and run over on purpose by cars, thrown in lakes and dropped down 15 stories! He works for the "FBI" and can get any info. Yet...this tiny little scratch is preventing him from getting my data. I think his stories are fake! I don't think he even attempted to get my data. Tim kept saying to me "it's gonna cost some money..." I make tons of money and was willing to invest whatever I needed to get my 2 years worth of data back. Maybe Tim thought I couldn't afford it or maybe he just likes to tell stories. He made matters worse. He is not a professional. He just a guy that copies data and actually lives inside his office with his mattress and curtains. Thursday, March 31- First attempt to pick up my drive and he's not there. I call and he answers in a perky tone, then when I say my name, he's all of sudden changed his tone and he's sick. But he'll be in tomorrow Friday. Wednesday, April 6- second attempt to pick up my hard drive. I call and ask if he will be there and he promptly says YES! Then asks "who is this?" And soon as I told him who I was, he said "I won't be in until much later. I'm still fighting a cold. Like 330pm." I guess that's when the cold is scheduled to end. He said he's going to send me the drive with a tracking number. But given his history of poor communication, I didn't trust him. So we drove over anyways and I had my husband go knock on his door. And guess who's there? Yep, that's right...Tim answered the door for my husband and my hard drive was sitting on the desk. I should have listened to the other reviews. Let's face it...not everyone has great reviews when it comes to data retrieval. I took the one with less risk and as it turns out, these issues with Tim are way more common. I messaged other people who got the same service from Tim and they all said the same thing...delivery, wars, FBI, and a little scratch all got in the way.

For any data recovery issues I will definitely go there I…read morehad a bad experience with other companies till I found them They took the time to explain kept me informed of the status and went over the results. Everything was explained to me upfront and I had no surprises Hope I dont get into this issue again but If I do I will only go there. Ask for daniel he is the best !!

Excellent service. Daniel and ASAP Data Recovery were life savers. The first place I took the…read morenonworking drive to (and took my money) were not able to do anything after 6 weeks of trying. My portable hard drive was damaged and no longer operating. Daniel and ASAP Data Recovery had to fix the drive to try and recover the data and photos that were stored on the drive. It took time, but they were successful in recovering about 70% of the data and photos. Considering the shape of where they started, I am pleased with the outcome.

Very knowledgeable, knew what hes doing and what hes talking about. Took his time to make sure it…read morewas right. Yeah a few small files didn't make it but all in all worth it.

An external hard drive stopped working. It contained lots of old family videos and other stuff that…read morewas really important to my family. Robert at LowCostRecovery was able to repair the drive and recover 100% of my files - it only took about a week. He asked for no money up front and would only charge me if I accepted his results. It ended up costing less than a third of what a big box store (that will remain unnamed) wanted to charge me. Those, uh, "geeks" wanted $1750 up front to attempt recovery. If they were "successful", which they defined as any number of files restored (even just one), I could accept it for the $1750, or decline it, in which case they would still keep $1300. So potentially just a few files for $1750, or nothing for $1300. I'm not a business, it's just family stuff and couldn't justify that cost. So happy I found Robert. My family thanks you for saving our precious memories.

WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TOU. The experience was…read moreexhausting and frustrating I'm busy at the moment caring for my mom who just had surgery so... We call and explain the problem with the laptop to the owner, Gilbert. He meets us at the shop, takes the laptop but doesn't pop off the back off for a 10-sec look. He hands my son a form to fill out saying that it would be $65. Luckily we pressed him on what we got for $65. FOR $65 he turns the laptop over pulls the back off (screws already removed BTW) looks at the port. Which needs to be soldered back on. IF we decide to have him do solder it back on, that will be at least $160. It is not a complicated task. I know, I have done it before. We walked away

Too expensive would not recommend would sell you pc parts thats not even needed also the cable…read moremanagement is bad

Fixed my 2 xboxes, one was completely ruined and it somehow got fixed here. They are the best in…read morethe game !

Did a great job at fixing my son's iPad screen and putting on a new screen protector on his iPhone…read more He was kind and curtesy. Will definitely be back when the need arises.