I've used the freezer method when a drives directory has gotten corrupt and I can't see the drive and I get the message that it can't be recognized and needs to be formatted. I freeze the drive overnite, usually its recognized when I plug it in, run diskdoctor and then diskwarrior and I'm good to go. And I have used those drives for years. But I don't want anyone to think that if there drive is clacking or bad then you should continue to use it. In the past when this has happened to me, someone has disconnected the drive before the tower was off so it corrupted the drive directory. And knowing I have tons of files on it, I had to rescue it. So the freezing is a very viable option, at least for me numerous times. Knock on wood. Linda
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