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Originally Posted by rowan
Does the freezer trick really work these days? What does it do, shrink the platter slightly? If so then a big-ass cooling fan pointed at the HD might also be a good idea
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It still works. I used it in '06 to recover personal documents from a friend's downed drive. Sometimes the failure is caused to components overheating, and the 'freezer trick' cools them down enough for the controller to work. No clue as to mechanically, but you lose nothing by trying it.