Computer help in Dagenham.
Dagenham is a large area with a lot of family households, and the work reflects that — machines shared between several people, laptops that have taken a knock, and a general need to get everything backed up before it becomes urgent.
Twenty to twenty-five minutes. I come to you, you drop it in, or I collect and return — whichever suits.
What Dagenham houses are like to work in.
Extensive interwar estate housing, much of it consistent in layout, which at least makes the WiFi problems predictable. Solid walls and a router by the front door is the usual pattern, and the fix is usually placement rather than hardware.
What comes up most here
- Laptops with cracked screens, dying batteries or worn-out keyboards
- Virus and malware clean-ups with the files backed up as part of the job
- Recovering photos and documents off machines that will not start
The jobs I do most round here.
Screens, batteries & parts fitted
Cracked screens, dying batteries, worn-out parts replaced.
- Sourcing the right part for the machine you actually have, including older kit
- The part priced and agreed before I order anything
- Fitting, and testing that everything else still works afterwards
Virus scan + total backup
Clean the machine, and get your files somewhere safe.
- A full clean of viruses, malware and the browser hijackers that reinstall themselves in every browser
- Your files backed up as part of the job, not offered as an extra
- Ongoing backup set up so it keeps running without you remembering
Data recovery
Photos, documents and files off a drive that will not cooperate.
- An honest assessment of the odds before you commit to anything
- Recovery from failed and failing drives, deleted files, and machines that will not start
- Whatever comes back handed over on something you keep
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Asked a lot in Dagenham.
My laptop screen is cracked. Is it worth repairing?
Often yes — a screen is a part and a bit of labour, not a new machine. I quote the part before ordering it, so you can decide with the real number in front of you.
Can you get my photos off a computer that will not turn on?
Usually. A machine that will not start does not mean the files are gone. Stop using it and get it to me — continuing to try is what turns a recoverable problem into an unrecoverable one.
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In Dagenham and stuck?
Twenty to twenty-five minutes. Tell me what it's doing and I'll tell you what it needs — before anything is booked.
Call 07971 331814Or send me a message
I answer everything myself, usually the same day. Leave a phone number or an email — whichever suits you.