1.Shut down immediately. The longer you leave the damaged hard drive running, the less the chance of data file recovery.
2.Don’t remove the cover from the HDD to avoid damage that may result in permanent data loss.
3.Don’t power up your computer if the hard drive had a water or fire damage.
4.Don’t expose the hard drive to shaking or vibrating, that my cause more damage.
5.Don’t expose the hard drive to extreme temperatures, hot or could.
6.Don’t try to use any data file recovery software.
7.Don’t try to handle the problem yourself. Contact a good data file recovery expert.
Source: Tech Innovations
Volume 2, Issue 8
