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Flooded
Jul 26, 2021 12:06:31 GMT
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Post by markcbrown on Jul 26, 2021 12:06:31 GMT
Thank you for all your comments. Motherboard and hdd are fried only the ssd survived as is wasn't drowned in water. At least half of my work is saved. Lesson learned. Next time I'll unplug all drives attached and store elsewhere. I guess I'll have to go back to pen and paper till further notice.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Jul 26, 2021 13:54:37 GMT
It's good you were able to salvage some data.
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Post by Ken on Jul 26, 2021 14:20:58 GMT
Mark, how do you know the HD is as you put it “fried”?
I can see no reason why it should be.
The data on a HD is written magnetically and no amount of flooding externally to a sealed unit would affect that.
There must be plenty of companies within reach of you who should be able to salvage the majority of data on it and that shouldn’t be expensive.
I’ve personally recovered data from all sorts of mishap including fires.
Don’t give up yet.
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Post by Retread-Retired-Cameron on Jul 26, 2021 15:22:57 GMT
Back when I did system support a department manager bought an unsanctioned external drive [he didn't go through the IT department to get it] to store data on while avoiding having said data on a server where it could be scrutinized. He managed to fry the case's electronics and asked us to recover the data.
I pulled the HDD, slaved it to an old computer, then copied the data over to the server storage area for his department, and I was rewarded with the "bad" drive which still works. That reminds me I need new cables to interface with the newer drives if I have to recover data again.
Often enough data recovery companies can get all or most [upwards of 92%] of your data back without pulling the disk, though in extreme cases where they have to the cost can run from US $700 to US $2,000.
The only real issue with data recovery would be if you set something like an electromagnet in close proximity to the drive and turned it on.
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