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So you locked your backups away for years, huh? Allow me to introduce my colleagues, Brute, Force and Ignorance

Colin G

Spin the drive manually

We had an old Sparc that wouldn't boot unless you took the disk out, twisted it horizontally with your hand, then quickly connected the cables and booted the system.

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