My daughters aging PC passed away a couple months ago, and I was unable to retrieve her precious store of family photographs and data, so I stuck the drive in the junk drawer.
My friend Howard (a seasoned IT professional) once told me to freeze the drive, and give access another try. So into my freezer it went for a couple hours yesterday. Sometimes a little tap with a small hammer will revive a drive too.
Low and behold the drive worked as a slave in my XP PC. and ran long enough to allow recovery of all Robins files. I always say a little prayer when dealing with a serious computer issue, and keep my fingers crossed too . . the technique sure worked this time. Hey, nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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Hey Bob! For really tough cases I've gone so far as to put the drive in a plastic bag, place it in to the bottom half of an anti-freeze bottle filled with enough water to cover the drive(make sure the cable is hanging out the top), but not go in to the freezer bag and freeze the entire concoction. It actually helps to add alcohol, but only use your favorite whiskey and keep it in a seperate glass. You'll need something to keep you busy for a few hours while the drive freezes.
Howard the salted technician.
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