Welcome to Cardiff Data Recovery, Wales’s No.1 provider of Seagate data recovery UK services. With over 25 years of data recovery experience, we offer expert solutions for Seagate internal and external hard drives, recovering lost, deleted, or inaccessible data from damaged or failed drives — including cases that other providers cannot resolve.
Whether you’ve suffered a sudden drive failure, accidental formatting, or complex firmware corruption, our experienced engineers are equipped to handle every scenario with precision and care.
🔧 Services We Offer – Seagate Internal & External Hard Drive Recovery
We recover data from all Seagate devices affected by:
- Mechanical failure (e.g. clicking, spinning but not reading)
- Power surges or burnt circuit boards
- Logical corruption and file system errors
- Accidental deletion or formatting
- Drive not recognised by the system
- Firmware faults and system-level bugs
- SSD controller failure and NAND degradation
- Head crashes, platter damage, and bad sectors
- Encrypted and password-protected volumes
We use industry-leading recovery tools and methods to extract your data safely and efficiently from both spinning drives and SSDs.
💽 Top 20 Seagate Internal and External Models We Support
We offer full recovery support for all Seagate models, including the best-selling lines in the UK:
- Seagate Barracuda (1TB / 2TB / 4TB)
- Seagate FireCuda (Hybrid SSD + HDD)
- Seagate IronWolf NAS (Pro & Standard)
- Seagate SkyHawk Surveillance HDD
- Seagate Exos Enterprise Drives
- Seagate Expansion Portable HDD (1TB / 2TB)
- Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD
- Seagate One Touch Portable SSD
- Seagate Backup Plus Slim / Ultra Touch
- Seagate Fast SSD
- Seagate Game Drive for Xbox / PlayStation
- Seagate Barracuda Pro
- Seagate Momentus 2.5” Laptop Drives
- Seagate Desktop SSHD
- Seagate Personal Cloud (NAS)
- Seagate GoFlex Ultra-Portable Drives
- Seagate Wireless Plus
- Seagate Innov8 USB-C
- Seagate Ultra Slim Backup Plus
- Seagate Rescue Drives (with recovery software pre-installed)
We support both legacy and current-generation Seagate devices, regardless of size, interface, or use case.
🖥️ Supported Systems, Interfaces & File Systems
We recover data from Seagate drives used in:
- Desktop PCs, laptops, and notebooks
- RAID servers, NAS units, DVR/CCTV systems
- Mac, Windows, Linux, Unix-based environments
Interface support includes:
- SATA (Serial ATA), PATA (IDE)
- NVMe, PCIe, M.2, U.2, SAS
- eSATA, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-C, FireWire
File systems we recover from:
- NTFS, exFAT, FAT32
- APFS, HFS+ (macOS)
- EXT3, EXT4, BTRFS (Linux)
🛠️ Top 30 Seagate Hard Drive Problems & Our Recovery Process
| Issue | Resolution Method |
|---|---|
| Mechanical failure (head crash) | Drive opened; heads replaced using donor parts; full imaging performed. |
| Bad sectors | Drive imaged using ECC recovery tools with multiple read passes to stabilise output. |
| Drive not spinning | Power supply circuitry tested; motor diagnosed; PCB or spindle replaced if needed. |
| Drive not recognised | Interface tested; ROM chip transplanted to donor PCB if original is damaged. |
| Clicking sounds | Indicative of head failure; transplant followed by safe disk imaging. |
| Drive shows 0 bytes | Firmware or service area corruption repaired to restore partition table access. |
| Accidental formatting | File system rebuilt and files recovered using volume metadata and deep scan. |
| File system corruption | Logical repair using file system-specific tools (NTFS, APFS, etc.). |
| Deleted files | Recovered using metadata parsing and content-aware file carving. |
| Power surge damage | Damaged components replaced; PCB analysed; donor logic board used as required. |
| Firmware lock-up | Firmware modules repaired or reloaded using Seagate-specific recovery utilities. |
| Encrypted volume not opening | Data decrypted using user-supplied password or encryption key (if available). |
| Head alignment issues | Heads realigned or replaced; platter read using adaptive imaging. |
| Damaged USB port | Drive removed from casing; connected via direct SATA/PCIe interface. |
| Slow performance / stalling | Adaptive slow-read mode engaged to prevent SSD/NAND wear damage. |
| SSD controller failure | NAND chips accessed directly; controller mapped and translated manually. |
| Logical partition loss | Partition table rebuilt using sector signature analysis. |
| BIOS does not detect drive | ROM reprogramming or donor board swap performed. |
| Recovery failed using software | Physical drive imaged using hardware tools that bypass OS limitations. |
| Rattling or beeping noises | Internal component damage; diagnosed and stabilised for imaging. |
| Overheating SSD | Drive cooled; controller bypassed; safe image obtained using chip-level access. |
| Intermittent connection | Interface port or cable replaced; firmware reset where needed. |
| SSD wear-out (end of life) | Block mapping and low-level NAND recovery performed. |
| RAID drive out-of-sync | Parameters reassembled virtually; array rebuilt for logical recovery. |
| Partition shows as RAW | Rebuilt using sector-level signature matching and MFT/inode analysis. |
| OS stuck during boot | Internal drive removed; boot sector rebuilt externally; data extracted. |
| USB device malfunctioned error | USB-SATA bridge bypassed; internal HDD recovered directly. |
| Spindle seized | Platter transferred to donor housing for one-time read. |
| Platter surface damage | Partial recovery attempted; imaging prioritises undamaged platter zones. |
✅ Why Choose Cardiff Data Recovery?
- 25+ Years of Seagate-specific recovery experience
- Cleanroom environment for internal drive repairs
- Donor part inventory for Seagate PCB and head assemblies
- Full support for encrypted, formatted, or firmware-damaged drives
- Emergency 48-hour recovery service for critical data loss
- Transparent, jargon-free diagnostics and reporting
- Secure, GDPR-compliant data handling
Whether your Seagate drive is clicking, dead, encrypted, or simply not showing up — we’ve got the tools and expertise to recover your data.
📞 Contact Cardiff Data Recovery Today
If your Seagate internal or external drive has failed, is unresponsive, or no longer visible to your computer, do not continue attempting to access it. This may reduce the likelihood of successful recovery.
Contact Cardiff Data Recovery today for a free diagnostic. We will assess the issue and provide a clear, risk-free recovery plan tailored to your specific device and situation.
We are your trusted partner for professional Seagate data recovery UK – restoring your critical files, safely and securely.