XPost: aus.computers   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:04:23 +1100, Felix  wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   Don't use freeze spray first, that will see condensation   
   on the logic card that can fuck it   
      
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