Seagate 2.5-inch laptop and portable hard drive data recovery
Seagate’s 2.5-inch drives are inside laptops, games consoles and many portable USB drives. We recover them after drops, clicking and logical faults.
About Seagate 2.5" Laptop HDD
These thin 7mm and 15mm drives run at 5400rpm and are built for low power, which makes them vulnerable to drops while running. The ST1000LM024 originated as a Samsung Spinpoint design that Seagate continued after buying Samsung’s hard drive business, and several modern 2TB–5TB 2.5-inch models are also used inside Seagate’s portable USB drives.
Seagate 2.5" Laptop HDD models we recover
Find the model or part number on the drive label or the underside of the enclosure. If yours is not listed, call us – we recover every Seagate 2.5" Laptop HDD model, including versions not shown here.
| Range | Years | Type and capacity | Model / part numbers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momentus / Momentus Thin | 2012–2014 | 2.5" SATA, 320GB–1TB | ST500LT012, ST500LM021, ST1000LM014 (SSHD) |
| Samsung Spinpoint M8 (Seagate) | 2012–2016 | 2.5" SATA, 500GB–1TB | ST500LM012, ST1000LM024 |
| Mobile HDD / BarraCuda 2.5" | 2016–2023 | 2.5" SATA, 500GB–5TB | ST500LM030, ST1000LM035, ST1000LM048, ST2000LM007, ST2000LM015, ST4000LM024, ST5000LM000 |
| FireCuda 2.5" SSHD | 2016–2020 | 2.5" SATA hybrid, 500GB–2TB | ST1000LX015, ST2000LX001 |
Years are approximate sales periods; part numbers shown are common examples, not a complete list.
Frequently asked questions
Can you recover a drive from a PS4 or Xbox?
Yes. Console drives are encrypted to the console, so we usually need the original console to read the recovered data.
The drive came out of a Seagate portable. Is that the same?
Often the same mechanism, but some portable drives have the USB connector built onto the drive board. See our Seagate external drives page.
What happens after I send the drive in?
We carry out a professional evaluation (£94.80), then send you a fixed quote and a list of recoverable files before any recovery work is charged.
Related services
Seagate BarraCuda Desktop HDDST1000DM to ST8000DM desktop drives, 2012 onwards.
Seagate IronWolf & NAS HDDIronWolf, IronWolf Pro and NAS HDD, 2013 onwards.
Seagate Exos & Enterprise HDDConstellation and Exos server drives, SATA and SAS.
Seagate External & Portable DrivesExpansion, Backup Plus, One Touch and Game Drive.
Talk to an engineer
Describe the problem and the make and model if you know it. We will reply with a price and the fastest way to get it fixed, usually the same working day.
020 7237 6805 London repair centreUnit 1, 80 Willow Walk, London SE1 5SY
Monday to Saturday, 9am–6pm
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