Mac Repair London carries out data recovery on the MacBook Air M4 from our Central London workshop, for home users and businesses.
The M4 chip encrypts the soldered SSD. If the Mac won’t start, recovery means repairing the board. If you have iCloud or Time Machine backups we’ll help you restore from them too.
The M4 Air ships with 16GB of memory as standard, so many people use it for bigger projects than older Airs, which makes a working backup even more important. We can help you set one up once your data is back.
About this model: The M4 MacBook Air (2025) keeps the flat-edged design but adds 16GB memory as standard, a 12MP Center Stage camera and a sky blue finish. It’s young enough that many are still under Apple’s warranty or AppleCare+, and we’ll tell you if yours is.
Signs it needs data recovery
- Dead after a spill
- Board fault
- Won’t boot
- Stuck in recovery
How we do it
Recovery here is really a board repair with a different goal. We only need the Mac working long enough to unlock the encrypted storage and copy everything to a new drive.
We recover documents, photos, video, Mail, Photos and iTunes/Music libraries, and project files from apps like Final Cut Pro, Logic and Adobe Creative Cloud.
At a glance
| Years | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Apple M4, fanless |
| Storage | Soldered to the logic board |
| Memory | Unified memory inside the chip package (not upgradeable) |
| Battery | Held with adhesive |
| Power / charging | MagSafe 3 plus two Thunderbolt 4 ports |
Before you bring it in
Don’t run disk repair tools or reinstall macOS, as both can overwrite what we’re trying to save. Note which files matter most and bring your login password, which the encrypted storage needs.
Which model do you have?
This page covers the MacBook Air M4 (13 & 15-inch, 2025) (MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) and MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025)). Look under Apple menu > About This Mac, or check the small print on the bottom case for the A-number. Not sure? Bring it in and we’ll identify it for you.
Price
Logical data recovery from £150 + VAT; physical recovery from damaged drives from £350 + VAT. All prices are subject to inspection, and nothing is done without your approval.
Questions we’re often asked
My Mac might still be under warranty. Should I come to you?
If the fault is a manufacturing defect and your Mac is within Apple’s warranty or AppleCare+, Apple is usually the cheapest route and we’ll tell you so. Accidental damage, spills and anything outside cover is where we can help, often faster.
Can you take the drive out and read it in another computer?
Not on this model. The storage is encrypted with keys held by the Mac’s own security hardware, so it can only be read through the original board. That’s why we repair the board rather than replace it.
How much does it cost?
See the price section above. We always quote before starting, and if we can’t fix it, you don’t pay for the repair.
Book a repair
For a free, no-obligation quote, call 020 7394 2528 or email info@mac-repair.london.