Jon Bringhurst on 27 Mar 2009 06:48:48 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Subject: Re: OT - data recovery service?


If you take the freezing route, make sure you put the drive in a
tightly sealed plastic bag to help prevent condensation. Also, keep in
mind that you'll only get about 2-5 minutes of time to get your files
copied off if you're lucky.

-Jon

2009/3/27 Steven Phillips <stevenclphillips@gmail.com>:
> If the drive won't spin up, try throwing it in the freezer to unstick the
> heads. If you can get it to spin up, get all the data off right then,
> because this trick only works once, maybe twice.
> Steve
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