Comments on: Recovering data from a failed hard drive with ZAR http://www.itwriting.com/blog/958-recovering-data-from-a-failed-hard-drive-with-zar.html Tech writing blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.itwriting.com/blog/958-recovering-data-from-a-failed-hard-drive-with-zar.html/comment-page-1#comment-111859 Kelly Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:33:41 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/958-recovering-data-from-a-failed-hard-drive-with-zar.html#comment-111859 I'm going to give this a try with a couple of old drives i've been meaning to work on. I can confirm that in some cases freezing the drive in the freezer works. It revives the drive for a bit and gives you time to retrieve the files needed. I’m going to give this a try with a couple of old drives i’ve been meaning to work on. I can confirm that in some cases freezing the drive in the freezer works. It revives the drive for a bit and gives you time to retrieve the files needed.

]]> By: Clyde Davies http://www.itwriting.com/blog/958-recovering-data-from-a-failed-hard-drive-with-zar.html/comment-page-1#comment-109605 Clyde Davies Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:30:11 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/958-recovering-data-from-a-failed-hard-drive-with-zar.html#comment-109605 I've had numerous friends/relatives come to me for advice regarding purchasing or upgrading their computer. The first thing I harangue them about is buying a portable hard drive for backup, such as the Wd MyBook, even before they get the new machine. Especially if you have a laptop, you need one of these. Laptops are highly nickable and even if you have encrypted with something like BitLocker you are not likely to get your machine back. I’ve had numerous friends/relatives come to me for advice regarding purchasing or upgrading their computer. The first thing I harangue them about is buying a portable hard drive for backup, such as the Wd MyBook, even before they get the new machine.

Especially if you have a laptop, you need one of these. Laptops are highly nickable and even if you have encrypted with something like BitLocker you are not likely to get your machine back.

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