Why Zilkee?

Answers to the questions people ask before buying, and reviews from customers who already have.

  • 91% rated 4 or higher
  • Your files back or your money back
  • No subscription
  • US company

Common questions

Short answers. Nothing hidden behind a click.

Is Zilkee a Scam?

Hundreds of fulfilled orders and thousands of positive reviews across multiple platforms say no. We also offer a lifetime money-back guarantee. It’s hard to scam people when you have to give the money back if they aren’t happy!

When will I get my order?

Orders in the continental USA are typically delivered in 3-5 days. You can check the tracking status of your order here:

International orders are closer to 10 days but can vary, as we have less control over and visibility into international couriers.

Where are you located?

Our main office is in Northeast Kansas, and our fulfillment warehouse is in North Carolina.

How does Zilkee actually get my files back?

Zilkee is two things: a physical adapter that connects to your drive, and a software that scans it to recover deleted and corrupted files. You plug your old drive into your new computer using the adapter, download and open the Zilkee Recovery Wizard, and then it will walk you through step by step how to retrieve your files. The program is built to be intuitive and easy to use with no technical knowledge required.

How Does the Guarantee Work?

It’s a simple blanket guarantee: Your Files Back Or Your Money Back. If for whatever reason you can’t get your files back, we’ll refund you. Whether it’s a niche compatibility issue or it ends up you have physical damage to your drive, we will refund you the full amount you paid, and refer you to a lab that can help if you want to go that route. There is no risk to you other than your time.

What Won’t Zilkee Work On?

  1. The big one is physically damaged drives. If your drive makes clicking or grinding noises when plugged in, you shouldn’t keep scanning it. It needs a physical recovery lab. We can refer you to one that will give an evaluation for free, and only charge you if they get your files back. We like Yellow Brick Data Recovery here in Kansas.
  2. There are also some rarer kinds of drives that the hardware won’t connect to. If you’re not sure what kind you have, just email us at support@zilkee.com with a picture and we can tell you if it’s compatible.
  3. If your drive is encrypted with Bitlocker and you don’t have the key. This is by design. If you could just bypass it, it wouldn’t be encrypted. However, Microsoft makes it easy to recover your key. Just use this link and login to the MS account you used on that PC: account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey
  4. Macs newer than 2012 that are fully dead / won’t turn on. Newer Macs don’t have removable storage, it’s soldered to the motherboard, so there’s no way to pull the drive out and read it. You can only read it with the device. However, that data is usually backed up to your iCloud account, which you can recover at iforgot.apple.com
4.55 1,027 customer reviews
5 star 74% (763)
4 star 17% (170)
3 star 3% (35)
2 star 2% (18)
1 star 4% (41)

Based on 1,027 verified customer reviews collected by Judge.me.

What Customers Say

Verbatim from Judge.me, with dates. Trimmed for length only.

19 March 2025

Zilkee saved my hard drive info

“Had a computer do the big death ‘cannot find operating system’ error screen. Bought a new machine and figured whatever I hadn’t backed up on the old machine was gone. Found Zilkee through a quick search and bought the device to reclaim the data. Took the hard drive out and within 10 minutes I had recovered the entire hard drive!”

Joe CorraoJudge.me verified review
21 November 2023

A local shop couldn’t access the drive

“His old computer crashed and he even tried to have the hard drive saved at a local shop but they were not able to even access it. After I purchased the Zilkee device, I was able to remove my dad’s hard drive and connect it right up with no issues at all and was able to retrieve all of the information he needed.”

Eric SteibJudge.me verified review
26 June 2025

Exceeds expectations

“Unbelievable and exceeds expectations. Even managed to save precious pictures that I thought got lost on a hard drive that had been deemed unsalvageable by experts.”

Guðmundur KristinssonJudge.me verified review
11 October 2023

A 26-year-old Dell, in one day

“This little thing is amazing. I was able to hook up and get all my files and videos off a 26 year old Dell Dimension in one day.”

MikiJudge.me verified review

More Customer Experiences

On ease of setup, the range of drives, and whether it was worth the money.

31 July 2023

Great product & support

“Was able to recover thousands of files from an external drive. Support from staff and, even, a very supportive video call from Zilkee’s founder/owner was truly helpful and, personally, pleasing.”

Guy RichJudge.me verified review
4 August 2025

Zilkee is like Christmas

“I have hard drives that I’ve accumulated for decades… I found pictures that were over 20 years old. I can’t tell you how delighted I am. The device was very easy to use, and works on every hard drive I have.”

Lorrie BorderJudge.me verified review
17 November 2024

One drive read, one didn’t

“The recovery converter works great! I have access to one of my hard-drives. I can’t access the second one due to incorrect operating system (Linux) but that is not the converter’s fault… the whole setup is slick — plug and play for SATA to USB 3.0.”

David Garnett-BennettJudge.me verified review
18 October 2024

Several old Apple desktop drives

“Ordering was easy. The hard drive reader adapter worked easily. I had several old Apple desktop hard drives that I needed to view. It worked like advertised. It is an inexpensive, straightforward solution to retrieve information on old hard drives.”

David FahrnyJudge.me verified review

Your files back or your money back

Guarantee

If for whatever reason you can’t get your files back, we’ll refund you the full amount you paid — and refer you to a recovery lab that can help if you want to go that route.

Warranty

Arrives damaged or stops working? Send support your order number and a photo of the fault and a replacement is arranged.

Full refund policy

Support

support@zilkee.com
Replies within 24 hours on business days.

Main office in Northeast Kansas. Orders ship from our fulfillment warehouse in North Carolina.

Zilkee Lost File Recovery Pro

Converter and Recovery Wizard software. One purchase, no subscription.

$68.95 $106.00

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Not sure it fits your drive? Email support@zilkee.com first.

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