TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1357arrow-down1external-linkMan who lost $780 million in Bitcoin in a landfill now wants to buy the entire dump before city closes the sitewww.tomshardware.comTheImpressiveX@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-211 hours agoWas it a thumb drive? I thought it was a hard drive. Might even still be attached to the motherboard in a desktop.
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-26 hours agoIf it’s a traditional hard drive with moving parts the chances of it still working are zero. Data recovery maybe possible if the platters are still somewhat intact but I doubt he’d even find it to begin with.
Was it a thumb drive? I thought it was a hard drive. Might even still be attached to the motherboard in a desktop.
If it’s a traditional hard drive with moving parts the chances of it still working are zero. Data recovery maybe possible if the platters are still somewhat intact but I doubt he’d even find it to begin with.