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After 12 Years of Failed Attempts, the Man Who Lost His Hard Drive Containing $742M in Bitcoin Finally Ends His Search (www.paris2018.com)
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[–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You mean on a technical level or on a "It's physically lost forever" level?

Because had he found it, the chances for recovery would have been fairly decent...if he was able to locate it...

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    After 12 years in a landfill that drive would be full of garbage soup. I've taken plenty of drives apart, and they aren't completely sealed.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago

    Oh it'd be a job for a top tier professional recovery service, it would be expensive I'm sure, but if we're talking almost a billion....a couple thousand would be nothing lol

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    That PCB is toast and ya really cant swap PCBs and expect it to work. Sorry but after a year in a landfill that would be toasted.

    Ya might be able to read the platters if youre lucky, but I still doubt it.

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