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rowan · 08-26-2009, 07:00 PM

Consider how much your data is worth, and the risk of it getting into someone elses hands, versus destroying it and buying a new hard drive.

Now, after you've considered how much your data is worth, figure out a backup strategy so you don't have this situation again... your data is worth it, right? :D

Hard drives are mechanical devices that are made to fine, but not perfect, tolerances. They WILL fail, it's just a question of WHEN.

In your case I don't think I'd risk it. Consider it a writeoff and destroy the drive. Seagate replace RMAs with refurbished drives anyway, which are a pile of crap.

08-26-2009, 07:00 PM
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Consider how much your data is worth, and the risk of it getting into someone elses hands, versus destroying it and buying a new hard drive. Now, after you've considered how much your data is worth, figure out a backup strategy so you don't have this situation again... your data is worth it, right? :D Hard drives are mechanical devices that are made to fine, but not perfect, tolerances. They WILL fail, it's just a question of WHEN. In your case I don't think I'd risk it. Consider it a writeoff and destroy the drive. Seagate replace RMAs with refurbished drives anyway, which are a pile of crap.