Comments on: Are there affordable options for data recovery from a damaged hard drive? http://ohioforensic.org/are-there-affordable-options-for-data-recovery-from-a-damaged-hard-drive/ Ohio Forensic Guide Law Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dick http://ohioforensic.org/are-there-affordable-options-for-data-recovery-from-a-damaged-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-26209 Dick Wed, 12 May 2010 11:38:44 +0000 http://ohioforensic.org/are-there-affordable-options-for-data-recovery-from-a-damaged-hard-drive/#comment-26209 Freezing it is a little trick that will sometimes make the hard drive operable. All you have to do is put it in the freezer overnite and then in the morning simply install it in a slave situation to a master hard drive and many times the drive will be accessable and you can transfer the data from it to a Flash drive or to the Master Hard Drive. If you know someone that is into computers they may be able to do it for you. BTW, freezing the hard drive will not damage it. Freezing it is a little trick that will sometimes make the hard drive operable.
All you have to do is put it in the freezer overnite and then in the morning simply install it in a slave situation to a master hard drive and many times the drive will be accessable and you can transfer the data from it to a Flash drive or to the Master Hard Drive.

If you know someone that is into computers they may be able to do it for you.

BTW, freezing the hard drive will not damage it.

]]> By: T-MAN http://ohioforensic.org/are-there-affordable-options-for-data-recovery-from-a-damaged-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-26208 T-MAN Wed, 12 May 2010 11:08:29 +0000 http://ohioforensic.org/are-there-affordable-options-for-data-recovery-from-a-damaged-hard-drive/#comment-26208 Have you tried plugging it into an external harddrive case you can get from bestbuy for like $40-$50. Try freezing it for about 30min and reconnecting it to the computer, this option only gives you about 15-20 mins, so you need to get your data off ASAP. It also depends on how bad the drive was damaged. Last but no least try geek squad they might be able to get you data of around $99-$160. Have you tried plugging it into an external harddrive case you can get from bestbuy for like $40-$50. Try freezing it for about 30min and reconnecting it to the computer, this option only gives you about 15-20 mins, so you need to get your data off ASAP. It also depends on how bad the drive was damaged. Last but no least try geek squad they might be able to get you data of around $99-$160.

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