On Sat, 1 Jun 2013 03:42:04 +0300 Jarkko Lavinen <[email protected]> wrote:
> How freezing a hard drive is supposed to help? Does it make some > bad blocks working again? Or does it make some bad blocks less > bad, susceptible for retries? Or does it bring dead drives back > to life like a magic? In short, freezing is more about trying to bring a drive that's non-responsive at all back to life, not about recovering more bad sectors. It will usually assist with electronic issues and some mechanical bearing/movements issues. I recommend it only as the very final step in any recovery process, assuming you're not planning on sending it to a recovery service, because invariably the platters will get moisture/dew/condensation on them, even with the bag packed with silica gel. Good luck. Paul. -- Computer Repairs for Charters towers - http://ctpc.biz A.B.N. 19 500 721 806 _______________________________________________ Bug-ddrescue mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-ddrescue
