On 26/09/2017 20:11, Bald Eagle wrote:
> "Bald Eagle" <cre### [at] netscapenet> wrote:
> 
>> I think it has something to do with the metal contracting in the cold, and
>> freeing up parts that are binding (bearings) or touching when they're not
>> supposed to be (platters & read/write heads}
> 
> I guess it depends on the vintage.
> Yours is likely Digitalais nouveau...
> 
> (That's different than digitalis, which is a cardiotoxic glycoside from the
> heart-stoppingly beautiful foxglove.)
> 

You're pushing your metaphors. ;)

>
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3035017/storage/that-old-freezer-trick-to-save-a-hard-drive-doesnt-work-anymore.html
> 
>
https://www.google.com/search?q=hard+drive+in+freezer&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS633US634&oq=hard+drive+in+freezer&aqs=chrome.0.0l
> 6.3498j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
> 
> 

I was going to mention the freezing the HDD. But the above put me off.
You're other advice about cleaning contacts, is spot on. :)
I used to use an old fashioned eraser if no one was looking.


> I actually have 2 old IDE Western Digital HDD's that I need to see if I can
> transfer the data from one to the other (or any other drive)
> One looks good, and the other is slightly corroded...
> I'd explain why, but it's a long and terrifying story - because reality is
> SOOOOO much stranger than fiction.
> 

Yes, that's an acceptable reason not to say. :)
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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