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Oregon
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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No issues installing. As others have stated having issues, I was able to install the media without using the directions. If you have a basic understanding of how this stuff works, there are absolutely no issues, what so ever, getting them installed.

One thing they could do better, is their shipping polices. The website states 14 business days for delivery. Luckily, I did receive mine after about 4 business days. But have heard worse.

Date of experience: January 5, 2017
Illinois
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Absolutely impressed
December 21, 2017

I thought I would receive a single restore disk. I received everything! 4 disks. 5 stars of they send tracking automatically when item ships or can supply it when you ask. They did respond to an email query within a half day but no tracking. Order took about a week to arrive in Indiana.

Date of experience: December 20, 2017
California
10 reviews
3 helpful votes
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We bought recovery-disks.com set of dvd's to get our office computer back up and running. We ended up having to install the hard drive first and then install these discs. It was a fairly easy process and didn't cause us any downtime. Luckily, the installation took a couple hours and was very easy to do via the included instructions. I did have a small hiccup with the discs, as I thought they didn't send the correct discs. But, once we followed the directions, they installed perfectly fine and there were no issues. I highly recommend these discs are anyone in need of getting their computer installed back to factory specifications with little to no downtime. Also, if you don't see the set on the website, be sure to call them to order it over the phone. I know it doesn't say how to exactly but trust me, you can easily just call their number and explain the problem. They were able to place my order, no questions.

Date of experience: March 28, 2016
Hawaii
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I think this place went out of business or something.

After nearly a week, my order didn't get processed and the company NEVER returned any calls/emails.

I ended up having to dispute the charges through my bank.
AVOID!

Date of experience: June 16, 2011
Jonathon C. RecoveryDisks Rep
over a year old

Thank you for the review Dan. I apologize about not replying to you sooner. We didnt realize that we had a SiteJabber page in which we could log in and communicate with customers. We apologize about your experience.

When I look up your name and account with the information provided, it appears that your package was delivered within 5 business days as was our policy back in 2011. Please contact us directly at 800-896-2363 option 3 if you have any questions.

Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Fraudulent company one guy Joe, will never call or pick up your call. Only the occasional email back and forth in which nothing will ever get solved. No tracking or shipping info will ever be provided. No product... no refund. Says you sign an agreement which you never will. It's been over 5 weeks. You've been warned. Never give this guy any business or money. He'll take your $50 or $100. Guys a criminal and should be investigated!

Date of experience: March 15, 2018
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fabulous
March 27, 2017

Fabulous company, I ordered a set of restore disks for an HP that HP did not have. As usual HP support sucks. Restore disks confirmed my order and shipped the disks to me very quickly. I recommend this company with stealer reviews. Thanks for being there when I needed you.

Mark - Knoxville, Tennessee.

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Its alive!
January 3, 2017

Computer was taken out by a virus or three. I guess my youngest and his friends (teenagers,) were using the computer this past holiday break (luckily they are back in school today! Yay!)

Looks like they went to some websites they werent supposed to and ended up getting infected with a couple trojans.

Ordered the discs with overnight shipping last week, got them this morning. Everything installed in about 1 hour and here I am typing my review on the computer.Its working better than it did when I bought it! Thank you!

Date of experience: January 3, 2017
New York
2 reviews
10 helpful votes
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Never order anything from this site. They sent me disks that are defected (Geek Squad was not able to use them). I then attempted to contact the company numerous times and the ONE time that someone responded to me they were so rude and short with me it was beyond unhelpful. As if this wasn't bad enough, they are now refusing to give me a refund

Date of experience: November 3, 2014
Jonathon C. RecoveryDisks Rep
over a year old

Thanks Caitlin, for your review. I do apologize about the experience you've had with us and would like to point out a few points for the potential customers that might be deterred from our service by reading your review.

1. When you called, I was the technician that answered and helped you. I was not aware I was short and rude with you. I apologize about that. I do remember our conversation and I remember laughing and joking with you about the geek squad. No rudeness or shortness there.

2. We have contract with the Geek Squad, I work with them on a daily basis (why they didn’t call us directly for help is interesting.) They are high school students that are not qualified to work on computers. I asked you to go get your computer and your money back and I would help you myself with the installation. I do not believe offering you support and help is rude, or being short. Please, in the future, do not trust your expensive electronics to Geek Squad. It’s been proven in the past that they will tell you something completely different is wrong with your computer or that something doesn’t work so that you will buy a new machine in-store. I am of the opinion that our average customers is much more qualified to use these discs (they're that easy!)

3. I have called you and texted you numerous times about this. You responded the first few times and then failed to do so after offering support to get this squared away. You do not appear interested in a resolution. My experience of customers who complain about the discs not working and then cut off communication later, is that they eventually do get the discs to work and then no longer want to talk to us to resolve the issue, because it’s already resolved. If it is resolved, please remove this review, or at least post a follow up review. Additionally, you could remove the review altogether.

4. All CD sets are tested before they leave our office to avoid situations like this. We test every product to make sure that issues like this are kept to a minimum. You would not believe how many calls with get from Geek Squad or other big box stores that are UNABLE to follow the directions included with the order. The majority of technical calls we get are from "technicians" that state there is a problem with the CD. As soon as they start following directions, they have no issues installing them. In fact, I know for 100% certainty that you would have no problem installing the discs on your own. They're that easy to install!

5. Please call me or text me back to resolve this. If you are genuinely still having an issue with your computer and the discs did not work, I want to help resolve it. If it is a problem with our discs, we will replace them IMMEDIATELY.

6. As posted in the terms and conditions on the website, there are absolutely no refunds or exchanges under any circumstances. That is because they're a technical product, we test it for functionality before it leaves the office.

The discs do come with clear and concise directions. Out of 100 orders, maybe 5 people call in with issues similar to Caitlin’s, above. If you find yourself in a similar situation and are frustrated, please do not blame the discs. Give us a call directly at 800-896-2363, option 3, and explain your situation. We will do our best to point you in the right direction. Thank you.

New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Worked for me
October 8, 2015

I'm fairly computer savvy and was able to follow the directions in the package to install them. I've read some of these reviews and am appalled that some of these people couldn't figure out how to install these.

I've installed about 3 or 4 different sets of disks and dell disks are by far the easiest. I was able to get them installed in about 2 hours and have everything up and running and installing updates.

Keep in mind once you get the disks installed you need to install virus protection that will work for your machine. These guys sell virus protection which is some sort of lifetime protection software that I decided to buy. It turned out to work very well so far. Its only been about a month but my machine is still running like new.

If you're able to read, you should be able to install these disks. Don't listen o these other idiots on here.

Date of experience: October 7, 2015
California
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I ordered a restore disk set for a Dell Latitude computer on March 3rd. 2013 - It was $50 or thereabouts. I made sure to read over their terms and conditions because of the complaints I had read about these guys. When they claimed it would take 12 business days for my disk to arrive, I was a little apprehensive to order, but because I couldn't get them anywhere else, I went ahead and did so anyway.

I was pleasantly surprised when my disk set was delivered to me on Wednesday the 6th. It only took two days for the discs to arrive. I believe this is because of how close I was to these guys.

**Update - installing the disks went just as planned. Utilized the included instructions, took about 2 hours from start to finish. Computer works just as it did when I bought it 5 years ago. Will recommend them to others in need of restore media for their computers. Some of these reviews had me worried, but my experience totally differs. Cheers!

Date of experience: April 12, 2013

Overview

RecoveryDisks has a rating of 3.2 stars from 19 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. RecoveryDisks ranks 30th among Tech Support sites.

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