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Thread ID: 85345	2007-12-07 07:03:00	Most unusual data disaster horror stories for 2007	Erayd (23)	PC World Chat

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618746	2007-12-07 07:03:00	From here ( . computerworld . com/action/article . do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9051298&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top" target="_blank">www . computerworld . com): An ant-infested hard drive and a failing parachute top a list of data disaster horror stories for 2007 . The list, provided by Kroll Inc . 's Ontrack Data Recovery unit, illustrates some of the strangest and wackiest things that people put electronic storage devices through on a regular basis . Putting drives in the washing machine . Using oil to stop them from squeaking . These are just two examples of the user bloopers the company's engineers nominated for inclusion on the list . Remarkably, Kroll data recovery specialists were able to recover the data in both instances . This year, Kroll's engineers said the company has seen more damaged portable devices than ever before . One woman called to complain that she had "washed all her data away . " Her USB stick had been through a cycle in her washing machine and -- surprise! -- she couldn't retrieve any data from it . A British scientist was fed up with the way his hard drive was squeaking, so he drilled a hole through the casing and poured oil into the mechanics . The squeaking stopped, and so did the hard drive . A wedding photographer faced the potential wrath of a new bride when he discovered he had overwritten her photos with ones from another event, the photos were recovered before the couple learned of the mistake . In an effort to test a parachute, a camera (acting as the chute's cargo) was dropped from a plane . Unfortunately, the parachute failed its test and its fragile cargo shattered into several pieces . Ontrack's engineers had to reassemble the camera's memory stick and the video of the parachute's demise was recovered . But the best recovery of all has to be the ant invasion . Discovering ants had taken up residence in his external hard drive, a photographer in Thailand took the cover off his computer and sprayed the interior with insect repellent . The ants didn't make it, and neither did the drive . Adrian Briscoe, general manager of Kroll's Ontrack Data Recovery Australia unit, said the company's staffers are always fascinated by the extraordinary things people do to data that is often irreplaceable . "We can often perform a successful recovery from what may seem to be a hopeless case -- proving that you should never give up," he said .	Erayd (23)
618747	2007-12-07 07:04:00	:lol: :lol: :lol:	wratterus (105)
618748	2007-12-07 07:52:00	Well... I know ants had once lived in my computer case before! Cheers :)	Renmoo (66)
618749	2007-12-07 07:58:00	Just ants? Moths and spiders take residence in my case. I don't know why, there's nothing sweet and tasty in there.	qazwsxokmijn (102)
618750	2007-12-07 08:02:00	We used to have a mouse in ours... evidence discovered when the old P100 was due for an upgrade.	Erayd (23)
618751	2007-12-07 08:06:00	We used to have a mouse in ours... evidence discovered when the old P100 was due for an upgrade. How did it even get in?	qazwsxokmijn (102)
618752	2007-12-07 10:15:00	Through an open card slot! Same thing happened to me, motherboard died from corrosion damage caused by mouse pee (must be a desirable residence from the mouse's point of view (warm)), though I'd have thought it somewhat dangerous (fans) and noisy! (Machine was a desktop (not a tower case)).	feersumendjinn (64)
618753	2007-12-07 19:25:00	Leopard Vista (Sorry, unfortunately neither of those is a unusual as reason should indicate ;) )	R2x1 (4628)
618754	2007-12-07 19:30:00	How did it {the mouse} even get in? There's a little socket on the back, usually green. That is the mouse I/O port.	R2x1 (4628)
618755	2007-12-07 19:51:00	There's a little socket on the back, usually green. That is the mouse I/O port. :lol: I'm sure I have seen a photo on the net of a small snake in an ex power supply!! Actually the only thing that my pc's attract is dust (and the odd bit of malware).	dolby digital (5073)
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