Re: OT: dying disk - data recovery recommendations
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On 11-Jan-08, at 3:43 PM, KS wrote:
I connected the old hard disk via firewire to the powerbook and
compiled
ddrescue to run on the G4 (new HDD and 10.4.11). It is just giving I/O
error in the syslog. I can't even be mounted. ddrescue has read 3MB in
the last half an hour and rescue zero bytes :(
Any other suggestions?
Put the drive in a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible and
toss it in the freezer.
Pull it back out after it's cold soaked (couple of hours?) and hook
it back up, leaving a freezer pack or something on top of it to help
keep it cold while you try again.
Obviously this is a last resort.... YMMV.... and if your cat demands
a raise after the operation I claim no responsibility.
but I have had it work maybe twice in a over a half a dozen attempts
at similar problems.
Brian
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