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Shoeshiners are for “nice” shoes that use primarily “hard” materials for the outer layer that can be, well, shined. They don’t typically take care of the inner parts where more standard fabrics are nor do they do sneakers.
Sneakers you can toss in the washer and call it a day
A simple scan is fine, but to actually image a dying drive for recovery purposes, you should absolutely be doing a direct connection