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Re: [PLUG] Hard Drive warranty RMA
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Try putting the drive in the freezer overnight and then try mounting
it to wipe it.
Next time encrypt the drive before you put any data on it, or encrypt
the backups. I'd be happy to tell you how to!
-- Bhaskar
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:30 AM, TuskenTower<tuskentower@gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
> How do keep data secure when a hard drive fails and you need to
> warranty RMA the device? My father's Western Digital usb backup drive
> went south after only a few months of operation. I think that the HD
> is toast since it started clicking in front of me and I haven't been
> able to mount it on multiple machines. Thoughts?
>
> thanks,
> Amul
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