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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

That HDD was unrecoverable years ago.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You mean on a technical level or on a "It's physically lost forever" level?

Because had he found it, the chances for recovery would have been fairly decent...if he was able to locate it...

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That PCB is toast and ya really cant swap PCBs and expect it to work. Sorry but after a year in a landfill that would be toasted.

Ya might be able to read the platters if youre lucky, but I still doubt it.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

You can swap logic boards and get things to work, but there's a good chance it'll be forensic recovery at that point.

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