Not Just Heat
While heat might not be as significant of a concern as assumed, humidity is a major factor in maintaining the life of your hard drive and the data it holds. Humidity can be harder than the temperature to control. This lack of control might be why it’s often overlooked as a safety precaution to preserve data. Disk controller and connectivity failures are particularly associated with high humidity environments.
Smoke damage can also sometimes accompany heat. Smoke is soot traveling via heat. The soot is acidic in nature and once settled on its target, can degrade even metal over time. Smoke is also magnetically charged so it may be driven to attach to circuits and insulators within a device, making damage from overuse and excessive heat even more likely. When a hard drive is exposed to smoke, it’s usually not something that the user could have prevented. As long as platters are intact (and our techs can let you know how to find out), we have a high success rate of recovery for drives damaged by fire and smoke.
Help in Time of Need
The devastation from the Hawaii volcano eruption and the threat of fire, smoke, and water damage from associated earthquakes will be an unfortunate reality for thousands in the weeks and months to come. Facing the loss of data from damaged devices adds to tragedy. Photos, essential files, and the ability to get back to work are often lost when a hard drive is damaged beyond repair. We want to help you preserve memories and get back to work and back to life. At Secure Data, we’re extending a 20% discount on recovery for those affected by these disasters and natural events. Submit a help ticket today to get started.