DriveSavers


DriveSavers, Inc. is a computer hardware data recovery, digital forensics and electronic discovery firm located in Novato, California. It was founded by CEO Jay Hagan and former company President Scott Gaidano in 1985.

History

In 1985 former Jasmine Technologies executives Jay Hagan and Scott Gaidano founded DriveSavers, operating from Gaidano’s condo with $1,400. DriveSavers originally offered both hard drive repair and data recovery services, but the company dropped its drive repair services within its first eight months. In 1992, DriveSavers signed an agreement with SuperMac Technology to assume technical support and warranty obligations for SuperMac Mass Storage Products.
The company merged with Data Recovery Disk Repair in 1994 and retained the DriveSavers name. In 2008, DriveSavers invested two million dollars to build a series of five ISO-certified cleanrooms, to disassemble and rebuild damaged hard drives. From 2004-2009, the company grew from 35 to 85 employees.
DriveSavers also works with "the more secretive" branches of government and celebrities. In order to provide comfort and assistance to clients who are very upset or stressed over a data loss situation, DriveSavers has had on staff an individual "data crisis counselor." This counselor has had experience in working for a suicide hotline.
DriveSavers is the only recovery firm licensed with every major hard-drive manufacturer, so their work on a drive does not void the warranty. It can recover data from hard disk drives, solid state drives, smart phones, servers, digital camera media and iOS devices. DriveSavers is certified HIPAA-compliant, undergoes annual reviews and has encryption training certificates from GuardianEdge, PGP, PointSec and Utimaco.

Awards

Diamond Certified, 2013–18
Storage Visions, Visionary Company Award, 2014
Flash Memory Summit, Most Innovative Flash Memory Consumer Application Award, 2018