Comments on: Put Your Hard Drive in the Freezer to Recover Data http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/ A Weblog for Emerging Computer Technicians Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:50:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: eddy_end http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-870 eddy_end Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:55:13 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-870 im gonna try it lets see if it works, all i can say is that the person i love, did give me a 1.5Tb external hardrive seagate,as a gift, i feel really sorry because she give it to me and then i broke it the same day she gave it to me, it fall down and it was completely my fault, she was feelling sorry because she buy to me to save my anime and music and important documents in there, but she did cut my things to the hard drive and i lost everything i told she that , all of that was my fault, that i dont care about a material thing because she is the most important thing in my life, but she feells bad because she was the want, that cut my things to past them into the external hardrive, all i can say is that im gonna try it freezing, the hardrive and im gonna try it for a second or maybe a third time cause i believe in that it will work for the better to recover those pictures that we have in there when we first meet each other, and i wanna try it just because of her, but if it doesnt work, if i lost all of my things, still i will love her because she is the one that makes my heart spin just like the hardrive and no one can fix it, just her, just because i found a love like her. im gonna try it lets see if it works, all i can say is that the person i love, did give me a 1.5Tb external hardrive seagate,as a gift, i feel really sorry because she give it to me and then i broke it the same day she gave it to me, it fall down and it was completely my fault, she was feelling sorry because she buy to me to save my anime and music and important documents in there, but she did cut my things to the hard drive and i lost everything i told she that , all of that was my fault, that i dont care about a material thing because she is the most important thing in my life, but she feells bad because she was the want, that cut my things to past them into the external hardrive, all i can say is that im gonna try it freezing, the hardrive and im gonna try it for a second or maybe a third time cause i believe in that it will work for the better to recover those pictures that we have in there when we first meet each other, and i wanna try it just because of her, but if it doesnt work, if i lost all of my things, still i will love her because she is the one that makes my heart spin just like the hardrive and no one can fix it, just her, just because i found a love like her.

]]> By: Makusi http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-869 Makusi Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:51:44 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-869 Kevin, you should try pouring liquid nitrogen and maybe it will work?? Kevin, you should try pouring liquid nitrogen and maybe it will work??

]]> By: Makusi http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-868 Makusi Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-868 Kevin, you should try pouring liquid nitrogen and maybe it will work? Kevin, you should try pouring liquid nitrogen and maybe it will work?

]]> By: Kelvin http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-867 Kelvin Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-867 I have tried to place in the freezer for 1 full day and even 2 full days but it still cannot read the external disk. i am doubt that this matter works!!! I have tried to place in the freezer for 1 full day and even 2 full days but it still cannot read the external disk.
i am doubt that this matter works!!!

]]> By: steffi http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-844 steffi Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-844 my WD external hard disk had been partitioned into two, for mac and for windows, since the mac version contains all of my itunes music, i have been plugged it into my macbook pro the whole day. i didn't realize when it was exactly the mac version had become not detected, probably when i was buffering radio, since i didn't experience any cut off songs like normally do when the power of the hard disk got cut off. these past 2 days, the power had been cut off and on, since i've got problem with my electrical plug. i've tried to restart my mac, plug it into my cousin's macbook, still can't detect the mac version. it can only detect the window version. the disk utility also can't read the capacity, and the mount point status was not mounted. the hard disk work just fine, no clicking sound or anything, but only the mac is not detected. my question is, is the on-off electrical source cause this? and why only my mac version that is not detected? could this freezer solution fix this, even though only half of the hard disk has the problem? my WD external hard disk had been partitioned into two, for mac and for windows, since the mac version contains all of my itunes music, i have been plugged it into my macbook pro the whole day. i didn’t realize when it was exactly the mac version had become not detected, probably when i was buffering radio, since i didn’t experience any cut off songs like normally do when the power of the hard disk got cut off. these past 2 days, the power had been cut off and on, since i’ve got problem with my electrical plug.
i’ve tried to restart my mac, plug it into my cousin’s macbook, still can’t detect the mac version. it can only detect the window version. the disk utility also can’t read the capacity, and the mount point status was not mounted. the hard disk work just fine, no clicking sound or anything, but only the mac is not detected.
my question is, is the on-off electrical source cause this? and why only my mac version that is not detected? could this freezer solution fix this, even though only half of the hard disk has the problem?

]]> By: Ross http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-833 Ross Sat, 05 Jun 2010 08:59:49 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-833 Here's my issue. I accidentally plugged my laptop transformer into my wd external drive. After i'd realised my mistake i took it out and plugged the correct one in. Nothing. Thought and hoped maybe it was the cicuit board on the caddy that was damaged so bought a new caddy and fitted the hd in that. Nothing although when i take out the hard drive it now makes the bing bong noise as if it's recognising there's something there which it didn't do before. My question is has anyone had this problem and is it fixable. As i didn't know what the issue was i tried the freezer but this didn't work. I can only assume it's the board on the drive that's damaged. Is there any way of checking this or indeed replacing the board. Help Here’s my issue. I accidentally plugged my laptop transformer into my wd external drive. After i’d realised my mistake i took it out and plugged the correct one in. Nothing. Thought and hoped maybe it was the cicuit board on the caddy that was damaged so bought a new caddy and fitted the hd in that. Nothing although when i take out the hard drive it now makes the bing bong noise as if it’s recognising there’s something there which it didn’t do before. My question is has anyone had this problem and is it fixable. As i didn’t know what the issue was i tried the freezer but this didn’t work. I can only assume it’s the board on the drive that’s damaged. Is there any way of checking this or indeed replacing the board. Help

]]> By: Sean Mcroberts http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-831 Sean Mcroberts Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:58:09 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-831 Just worked for me. Had to try it 3 times, but last time I connected power to drive, it came up, got all the data off. Very happy. Just worked for me. Had to try it 3 times, but last time I connected power to drive, it came up, got all the data off. Very happy.

]]> By: Paul http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-809 Paul Wed, 19 May 2010 18:42:10 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-809 I remember those days! xD stupid IBM Deskstar POS drives... i can still hear the clicking of my old 40GB drive taunting me and laughing at all my lost data BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP! just back up the non-replacable files.... music and videos can always be found online again but your pictures and documents most likley won't. I remember those days! xD

stupid IBM Deskstar POS drives… i can still hear the clicking of my old 40GB drive taunting me and laughing at all my lost data

BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP! just back up the non-replacable files…. music and videos can always be found online again but your pictures and documents most likley won’t.

]]> By: Paul http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-808 Paul Wed, 19 May 2010 17:50:47 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-808 Freezing your hard drive was a major fix for the old IBM deskstar drives, they had a high failure rate with the platter warping in the heat causing the heads to hit the platter making the clicking noise. by freezing the disk you make the platter less 'warped' giving you a chance to read the disk before it begins to warp from the heat. Freezing your hard drive was a major fix for the old IBM deskstar drives, they had a high failure rate with the platter warping in the heat causing the heads to hit the platter making the clicking noise.

by freezing the disk you make the platter less ‘warped’ giving you a chance to read the disk before it begins to warp from the heat.

]]> By: Cash http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/comment-page-2/#comment-772 Cash Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:18:26 +0000 http://www.caseytech.com/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/#comment-772 I have a lacie 500 gb external HD, something messed up and it would show me all my data but when trying to access any folder it would immediately freeze up. I tried the freezer trick and sure enough! I recovered about 10 gb worth of valuable Video clips. It quit after 10 gb so I stuck it back in the freezer(I waited a full day before sticking it back in). Next time I tried, It told me all folders were empty. Although in properties I could see the drive still contained all data. So, it seems like I only got one shot. I have a lacie 500 gb external HD, something messed up and it would show me all my data but when trying to access any folder it would immediately freeze up. I tried the freezer trick and sure enough! I recovered about 10 gb worth of valuable Video clips. It quit after 10 gb so I stuck it back in the freezer(I waited a full day before sticking it back in). Next time I tried, It told me all folders were empty. Although in properties I could see the drive still contained all data. So, it seems like I only got one shot.

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