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Author: Stephen
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Subject: Re: Drive crash
I have done the freezer trick with some success, there is another boil
the drive trick and after it cools of try getting data, again, air
tight bag time, this one i have not tried.

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
> Better put it in an air-tight bag!
>
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Daniel Stasinski <>
> wrote:
>>
>> As odd as it may sound, Kim Kommando once suggested sticking the drive
>> in the freezer for a few hours; take it out; and see if it works
>> again.  Pull as much as you can off it.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM, AZ Pete <> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I got this message from a member of my photo club. Any one have any
>> > recommendations?
>> > Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>> > Thanks,
>> > Peter
>> >
>> >
>> > -------- Original Message --------
>> > Subject: Drive crash
>> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:40:14 -0700 (PDT)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Does anyone have recommendations for a data recovery business,
>> > preferably here in the valley.  My external drive isn't working.  Seagate
>> > wants $600 for data recovery - way out of reach for me.  I have backups of
>> > the original images so not all is lost.  I hope to avoid reworking a lot of
>> > images by getting the data recovered but I can't afford a lot of $$$.
>> >
>> > Jim B
>> >
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