Where Hard Drives Go When They Die

Ever wonder where hard drives go to die? Well, needless to say it ain’t heaven, that’s for sure!

As faithful readers know, the hard drive in my 18-month-old Dell died last fall. Nothing could revive it, and it was only partially backed up.

I wound up sending the drive to DriveSavers, a California company who, for a lot of money (often over $2,000), will take the drive into a clean room and use sophisticated physical and software techniques to rescue your files.

I found the whole process so intriguing that I did a story on it for “CBS News Sunday Morning,” focusing on DriveSavers and its major rival, Kroll OnTrack. (Due to what I have to assume must be an accident, CBS has actually made my segment available to watch online. Click here, scroll down to “CPR For Your Computer’s Hard Drive,” and click the Watch button.) [Read the rest]

[tags]hard drives,drivesavers,cbs news,kroll ontrack[/tags]