Saving your hard drive - what sysadmins use

Ever happened to you that a hard drive in your computer just seemed to die? Like showing no files after turning it on… or emitting strange clicking noises…

Well, usually the case is not that bad. In most cases if you put your drive into the fridge for a few hours, (or put it into the freezer for a few minutes) then the micro-glitches that cause such errors - usually the electronics - are temporarily healed.

This means that you can plug it into a working computer (use e-sata or usb2 at least) and copy all your important data off of it in a rush.

This is a tip I got from someone just recently. I thought that some of you might be happy to know this.

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