Temple Texas Computer Nerds - Data Recovery?

Question

We often freeze the hard drive that has clear mechanical failure or knocking sounds. We achieve 10 minutes of operation during data recovery. How many times can you freeze the drive before permanant damage ?

Answer 1

You can freeze it until it fails - what you are going to work with is maybe moisture building up inside the drive due to condensation. You can also put the drive on top of ice while accessing it to slow the rate of heat buildup. thereby giving you more time to access it.

Answer 2

No one knows; each is different; proceed with all due haste to recover all the stored data and replace the hard drive.