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   From: none@not.here   
      
   Jeff Layman wrote:   
   > On 25/11/2025 09:11, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >  You can hear it spinning,   
   >> you "report no clicks of Death",   
   >   
   > Where did you see that? The OP just reported vibrations from the   
   > platters spinning.   
   >   
   >> If you want the data off it, do something now.   
   >   
   > Get the disk and put it in a small polythene bag. Put it in a freezer   
   > for at least a couple of hours, preferably overnight. As soon as you   
   > want to try it, take it out of the freezer and put it in a SATA USB   
   > caddy (try to leave as much of the bag on as possible to stop   
   > condensation getting to the disk). Plug the USB lead into your   
   > computer with as little delay as possible, and see what your file   
   > manager says about the disk. If any of the disk is now readable, copy   
   > those files to your computer's HD without delay. It will probably last   
   > around 10 minutes before any faulty electronics warm up to prevent   
   > further access.   
   >   
   > You can try repeating to get more data off, but in the end it will   
   > fail. I've used this a couple of times to get data off a disk - even   
   > one with the click of death. I've got a 1TB Seagate which went down a   
   > few months ago with the click of death, but that unfortunately doesn't   
   > respond to the freezer trick. It's worth trying where everything else   
   > has failed.   
   >   
      
   yep, I can try that, thanks. as an alternative I'll go to the local   
   electronics shop and get some freeze spray and give that a try first   
      
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