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Fuzz · 08-19-2020, 07:05 AM

Data recovery is going to run you at least $800, in my experience it hasn't been more than $1100. ReStoring Data is who I have used, and they have been great.

I have successfully used the freezer method 3 or 4 times, but I've never done it on critical data. To me it's a last resort to not pay money. The issue I've had is it often gets the drive running, but after a few minutes to hours of heat it fails again. So grab what you really need quickly, and worry about everything else after.

Know that any time you power on the drive, you are reducing the chance pros can get data off of it, and cause catastrophic failure, so if you are really willing to pay, go pay as the first option, not last.

What brand is it? Seagate has Seatools which can analyze the drive, but in my experience it doesn't tell you much more than you know from the buzzing sound.

08-19-2020, 07:05 AM	#1352
Fuzz Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2015 Exp:	Data recovery is going to run you at least $800, in my experience it hasn't been more than $1100. ReStoring Data is who I have used, and they have been great. I have successfully used the freezer method 3 or 4 times, but I've never done it on critical data. To me it's a last resort to not pay money. The issue I've had is it often gets the drive running, but after a few minutes to hours of heat it fails again. So grab what you really need quickly, and worry about everything else after. Know that any time you power on the drive, you are reducing the chance pros can get data off of it, and cause catastrophic failure, so if you are really willing to pay, go pay as the first option, not last. What brand is it? Seagate has Seatools which can analyze the drive, but in my experience it doesn't tell you much more than you know from the buzzing sound. Last edited by Fuzz; 08-19-2020 at 07:41 AM.