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Asked: 2021-11-01T11:41:19+00:00 In:

Hard Drive Is Not Working (Platter & Head Problems)

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my hdd has a head that is not moving, it stays on the parking lot .. also the platter does not spin well (spins and stops and so ….. ) .. does the freezer method include my problem ?? please that’s too important

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      A hard drive can only be safely opened in a special “clean room” with special tools and following specific procedures. Otherwise serious damage is likely. There is a lot more to this than would be apparent.

      Freezing the drive only works for some specific problems and is always risky.

      With data recovery you need to decide early on whether it is worth the cost of professional recovery. Do it yourself methods can damage the drive to the point that professional data recovery becomes much more difficult or impossible. Most data recovery companies have a policy that if no data is recovered there is no charge. That does not apply if the drive has been opened, frozen, etc. They will know.

      All files of any importance should have one or backup copies while those of particular importance should have 2 or backup copies. Having no backups is asking for trouble.

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