[ale] OT: Migrating off dying HDD

[Mills, John M.]

Geoffrey -

Good points. I do put materials  which I want to keep dry, in the
freezer (photo film in "those days", and some foods). My auto-defrost
freezer is pretty dry, but they get wet from condensation when removed
from the freezer. A sealed plastic bag at that point might be wise.

Thanks for the reminder.

 - Mills  

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Geoffrey
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Migrating off dying HDD

Greg Freemyer wrote:

> One of the tricks of the trade is to put your drive in a freezer for
> long enough to get it really cold.  Then connect it to your "capture"
> computer and get a dd image as fast as you can:

My concern is the sudden changes in temperature certainly can't be good 
for the drive.  From room temperature, to freezer, back to room 
temperature I would expect would very likely generate condensation. 
Further, the drastic changes in the temperatures is not good either.