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Old 11-17-2007, 09:42 AM  
goldmine
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Originally Posted by Myst View Post
By getting as much data as possible copied onto another drive?
Windows copy fails horribly at this because its so slow and a single problem aborts the whole thing..
When all of their suggestion fail, this is the final solution (just to get the data)

1. Wrap the HD with a dry towel.

2. Put it inside the freezer (overnight)

3. get it out, connect to the pc quick, and copy as much as you can.

that's the old freezer trick. it worked for me.
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