Comments on: Ever Paid for Commercial Data Recovery? http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/ever_paid_for_commercial_data_recovery-2/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:43:20 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rodney Olsen http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/02/ever_paid_for_commercial_data_recovery-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4852 Rodney Olsen Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:58:20 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/02/13/ever_paid_for_commercial_data_recovery-2.html#comment-4852 <p>I've frozen a few hard drives that wouldn't start.</p> <p>A friend told me about the freezing method. If you can't get the drive to spin up, put it in a sealed plastic bag and then dump it in the freezer for a few hours.</p> <p>Once it's frozen hook it up and try booting. I've had very good success for a few friends who thought they'd lost data forever.</p> I’ve frozen a few hard drives that wouldn’t start.

A friend told me about the freezing method. If you can’t get the drive to spin up, put it in a sealed plastic bag and then dump it in the freezer for a few hours.

Once it’s frozen hook it up and try booting. I’ve had very good success for a few friends who thought they’d lost data forever.

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