Do’s and Don'ts for Fire / Short Circuit Damaged Hard Drives
Sudden changes in electrical voltage can cause real damage to your systems & your hard drives. Don’t think it would never happen to you.
Solid-State drive can also suffer catastrophic damage from sudden power cuts.
Dont's
Fire or...
If your hard drive was damaged by water, it’s important that you should take care of the issue as quickly as possible to have the best chance of recovering the data from the hard drive. Don’t assume that leaving the hard drive alone for a few days won’t hurt your data.
Hard drives are delicate...