Data Recovery
From a Failed Hard Drive - Freezing Method:
Many people have heard that putting a dead
hard drive can bring it back to life, and most
think it is a myth. There is actually documentation
showing that by freezing a hard drive it is
possible to recover the data from the drive
in some cases. Freezing a hard drive can be
used in data recovery, but will only fix the
hard drive for a short period of time.
If the drive is spinning (you will hear it turning)
this is not the method to use, this method is
best suited for data recovery cases where the
drive is not spinning. If the drive
is spinning it not physically damaged so it
is a problem that should be approached through
other methods.
Step 1: Make Sure You Are Prepared
to Recover the Data
There is no point in trying to freeze the old
hard drive if you are not prepared to immediately
copy the data off of the failed hard drive.
You should have a new Hard Drive already installed
in the computer or have a different computer
setup and ready to go. As soon as you hook the
old hard drive back up to see if it works you'll
have to be ready to start copying the data onto
a fresh hard drive.
Step 2: Freeze the Hard Drive
Place the hard drive into a Ziploc bag and
seal it. To be extra safe you can also place
the drive in an anti-static bag then place it
into a Ziploc bag. Place the failed hard drive
into the freezer for around two hours (you can
try doing it longer if two hours does not do
the trick).
Step 3: Restore the Files
As soon as you remove the hard drive from the
freezer install it into the computer right away
as the slave drive and boot it up. If you can
access the drive begin recovering the important
data right away. If you are able to recover
the data using this method the drive will usually
work for approximately 20-30 minutes. If the
method does work and you are not able to get
all of your data recovered before it fails again
you can freeze the drive again and try again.
If the drive still does not respond you can
try freezing it for a longer period of time
(24 hours), but you may be out
of luck.
Other Methods of Recovering Data From a Failed
Hard Drive:
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