Die Steve Jobs. You too Michael Dell. I am serious...

[caravel]

I did read somewhere a while ago (see here) that placing a dead hard drive in a freezer (in something to protect it from moisture) may allow it to work just long enough for you to extract the data. It won't work on failed heads though, only on dodgy bearings.

I've never tried it myself though, and those cheap DIY computer tricks aren't very reliable, and often conclude in making things worse than they already were.

Sorry about your data loss BTW

You were probably reading about overheating drives such as the old IBM Deskstars there was a massive thread somewhere about those in which that bit of advice became infamous. For other types of failures the freezer method won't help. I've never heard of that method working for dodgy bearings either.

[edyzmedieval]

Tomorrow I'll get some news about my data recovery, hopefully it's good.

Pape, I take it as a experience, a stingy experience. I hope from now on I don't have to face these problems again, or at least face them, but have my data safe.

[Papewaio]

Professionals backup like crazy.

Computers break, there is a whole economy that comes from Information Technolgoy Support.

[Bijo]

Yeah, I backup all the time. Don't want the effort done go to waste.