noodle on Nostr: I have been handed an external hard drive which is going 'click' and asked to fix it. ...
I have been handed an external hard drive which is going 'click' and asked to fix it.
Before I take any action am I correct in thinking
> The likely data recovery cost is about $1k and is out of reach for me without a cleanish room?
> And the only other option is walloping/freezing it and hoping to get one final read?
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