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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1620245" data-attributes="member: 175845">I know several people who keep a backup drive along with some of their valuables in an airtight container in their deep-freeze, as suggested by our local fire chief years ago.As he pointed out, burglars usually won't bother and the freezer's contents nearly always survive a fire, even when they've fallen through the top burnt through wooden floors and escape all the water from the fire department.EDIT:Before the onslaught of the doubters and naysayers:&quot;A consumer freezer can't get cold enough to damage a hard drive. The minimal non-operational hard drive temperature is around minus 40 degrees Celsius.&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;<a href="http://smallbusiness.chron.com/safe-temperature-store-hard-drive-66205.html" target="_blank">http://smallbusiness.chron.com/safe-temperature-store-hard-drive-66205.html</a>But do let it thaw in it's airtight container before using such a stored HDD.&nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1620245, member: 175845"] I know several people who keep a backup drive along with some of their valuables in an airtight container in their deep-freeze, as suggested by our local fire chief years ago. As he pointed out, burglars usually won't bother and the freezer's contents nearly always survive a fire, even when they've fallen through the top burnt through wooden floors and escape all the water from the fire department. EDIT: Before the onslaught of the doubters and naysayers: "A consumer freezer can't get cold enough to damage a hard drive. The minimal non-operational hard drive temperature is around minus 40 degrees Celsius. " [url]http://smallbusiness.chron.com/safe-temperature-store-hard-drive-66205.html[/url] But do let it thaw in it's airtight container before using such a stored HDD. :D [/QUOTE]

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