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Old 06-07-2020, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by willis100 View Post
I wouldn't charge anything and just do it for the challenge. Size of thumb drive really doesn't matter because if you can get it to connect, all data can be copied pretty much instantly with GB taking just a little more time than mb.
Unfortunately, when physical damage occurs, the drive is not able to simply be connected. Without having seen the OP's drive, it's hard to know the shape of it. The costs come from repairing the drive (soldering, etc) to get it to the point of recovering data.

Bottom line, data recovery can be expensive.