[mythtv-users] failing hard drive - advice on recovering specific recordings - mythlink perhaps

[Raymond Wagner]

On 6/28/2014 6:15 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 28/06/14 07:28, Hika van den Hoven wrote:
>> Hoi jacek,
>>
>> Saturday, June 28, 2014, 8:09:02 AM, you wrote:
>>
>>> I would recommend placing hard drive in two ziplock bags and then
>>> in freezer for 12 hours and then just copy all files off  Â
>>
>> Be very careful with condensation. I would probably only risk this in
>> a very dry climate!
>>
> "Two ziplock bags".
>

You still have moisture contained within the drive itself, and in the 
ziplock bags.  Putting a hard drive in the freezer such as this should 
be considered likely to destroy the drive, so it should only be used as 
a last ditch attempt.