Before and after
Case files
Real recoveries from our lab, with the numbers before and after, what made each one difficult, and what we did about it. Client names are left out; the details come from our own work orders.
2026 · 256 GB Lexar USB flash drive, about 80 GB of photos
A flash drive another lab called unrecoverable
79,769 photos recovered, after about 2,100 on the first pass
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2013 · Two RAID 5 arrays, six 2 TB drives each
Two RAID 5 video arrays, and a repair tool that made it harder
12 drives imaged, one copy each
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2025 · 59 SanDisk 16 GB SD cards, Linux EXT4 file system
59 SD cards, one deleted week, done by Sunday morning
59 cards imaged and recovered
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2020 · 500 GB 2.5-inch Seagate laptop drive, BitLocker-encrypted
An encrypted laptop drive with failed firmware
97,972 files recovered
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2024 · 500 GB 3.5-inch Seagate desktop drive from an all-in-one computer
A dead head, a scratched platter, and the computer booting the same day
Under 3 hours from drop-off to a computer booting again
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2026 · Multi-camera security video recorder (NVR)
Four and a half hours missing from one camera. Why?
3 days from the question to a written finding
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Drop-off: Southcentre Executive Tower, #610 - 11012 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary. Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Matthew Kinderwater
Director of IT, iCube Development (Calgary) Ltd.
Oversees every recovery.Save contact card