[Gllug] Fixing a USB stick

[John G Walker]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:21:45 +0100 Stephen Nelson-Smith
<sanelson at gmail.com> wrote:

> One of my colleagues has broken his USB stick - as in physically
> broken the metal bit that goes into the machine.  It's snapped off -
> buggered, FUBAR'd.  He says there's some data on the USB stick that
> he'd like back, and would be prepared to spend money to retrieve.  Any
> idea on whether companies exist that could transplant the bit of the
> stick that has the data on it into a new housing?
> 
> S.
> 

There are a couple of firms advertising this service on Google
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&cr=countryUK|countryGB&tbs=ctr%3AcountryUK|countryGB&q=data+rescue+usb&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=data+rescue+usb&gs_rfai=&fp=a53e9ae07f1cc2a8

I hasten to add that I've not used any of them, so this is not a
recommendation, merely a suggestion for a starting point in your search,

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 All the best,
 John
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