Data Backup

What's included

• We confirm the source drive is readable and measure the data to be copied.
• We copy your files to your drive without changing the original.
• We verify the copy: file counts and sizes are compared, and we open a sample of files from the new location.
• We show you where everything is and how to open it, with a one-line note of what is on the drive.
• Your original stays untouched until you confirm.

"Readable" means the drive mounts in the operating system and the files open.

Data backup pricing

For example, 300GB is $250, 400GB is $300, and 500GB is $350.

The price is based on the data actually copied (used space on the source, or the folders you choose), measured at the start of the visit, not on drive size. Your visit fee is credited toward the price, so nothing is stacked on top. Addresses 30 to 50 miles away add the usual $40 travel fee.

Full rates for everything else are on the pricing page.

What's extra

• Storage. You provide the drive, or we can quote one before you buy. A drive we sell carries the manufacturer's warranty only.
• Another drive or computer. Each additional source is priced as its own copy, at the tier for its data.
• Cloud upload. Not part of a copy, quoted separately.

What we don't do

• Data extraction or recovery from failing, clicking, damaged, or unreadable drives
• Encrypted drives without the password or recovery key
• Cloud-only files that are not stored on the drive
• Malware cleanup, software installs, or reinstalling programs (we do these, but they are separate from the backup service)
• Organizing, deduplicating, or cleanup of files
• Guarantees against later failure of your drive

If a drive shows signs of failure during the visit, we stop and talk with you before going any further.

How a visit works

• Request a visit. Book online or call or text (747) 217-3199. We confirm the exact time with you after you book.
• We measure the data. At the start of the visit we check the drive and tell you which tier applies.
• We copy and verify. Your files go to your drive, and we check the copy before we leave.
• Recap. We show you where everything is. Your original stays as it was.

Service area

We work on-site across Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the Antelope Valley. Our standard service range is 30 miles from our base in Santa Clarita.

Great Works Technology is veteran-owned. Your technician is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with 15+ years of professional experience in technical support and IT operations, including a background in cybersecurity.

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