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Salvaging music from a broken hard disk

Using advanced tools to read music from a faulty disk

Oct. 15, 2020 -

This week I received a message from someone with a iMac that crashed. It contained more than 50.000 photos, covering two decades of personal history. As there was no backup, it was up to me to attempt to safe as much as I could. Could I possibly recover the personal photos?

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The hard disk inside the iMac - containing the personal photos
The hard disk inside the iMac - containing the personal photos
Ultimately I was able to rescue all other photos!
Ultimately I was able to rescue all other photos!
Connecting the disk to a SATA-to-USB convertor
Connecting the disk to a SATA-to-USB convertor
The iMac’s innards are visible after removing the display
The iMac’s innards are visible after removing the display
Reading files from the salvaged disk - if you understand Dutch you’ll understand the personal nature of these photos (‘bevalling’ means birth)
Reading files from the salvaged disk - if you understand Dutch you’ll understand the personal nature of these photos (‘bevalling’ means birth)
Some iMacs require a special cutting blade to cut through the adhesive tape holding the glass on to the Aluminium frame
Some iMacs require a special cutting blade to cut through the adhesive tape holding the glass on to the Aluminium frame

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