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So I found four harddrives on the street, they were in a box with other poo poo someone was throwing out. I'm really curious about what sort of stuff is on them, i don't know why i guess invading someones privacy sounds like a fun way to spend an afternoon. They were sitting in a box with a bunch of other poo poo, it looked like someone had suddenly moved out without taking their furniture and belongings and the building owner was just dumping stuff on the street, so I'm hoping whoever owned them didn't get around to formatting anything. Problem is I thought it would be easy to just get a USB connector and read through drives, but apparently its more complicated than that because nothing happens when i connect them. I thought id make a thread looking for help opening them up and seeing the files. Obviously if there's something funny or interesting or whatever i'll share it here. Meet the drives: Seagate - 320GB  Seagate - 500GB  Seagate - 1TB  Hitachi Deskstar - 500GB  I bought this gizmo to connect them to my desktop, but so far nothing seems to happen when i plug it in. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Could they just be broken and that's why they don't connect? How do I even tell if its broken vs some other issue? I didn't really want to open up my computer and install them fully as that sounds like a pain in the rear end right now, which is why i got that USB connector, but if it comes to that ill give it a shot. Anyway got any suggestions?
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Put them in the freezer overnight, then try to connect them. THEN POST.
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May 7, 2020 18:07
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USB cant push out enough juice to spin those thicc bois
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May 7, 2020 18:10
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Soulkys posted:USB cant push out enough juice to spin those thicc bois This. I use an external docking bay to power mine https://www.amazon.com/Docking-FIDE...88871606&sr=8-5
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May 7, 2020 18:14
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lol @ hooking those up to your computer, not in isolation At the very least, use a bootable OS from a cd ROM and not your main computer and do a full virus sweep
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May 7, 2020 18:17
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Nope
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May 7, 2020 18:19
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Hmm OP it seems like you found the self same harddrives which gently caresséd me not too long ago
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May 7, 2020 18:19
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UltraRed posted:lol @ hooking those up to your computer, not in isolation Ssshhh
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May 7, 2020 18:21
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Nope
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May 7, 2020 18:23
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Soulkys posted:USB cant push out enough juice to spin those thicc bois This. Either get a docking bay, or connect inside a desktop using the SATA and power connectors there. If you do the latter ensure it isn't connected/configured as the boot drive if any other hard drives or SSDs are connected, to avoid any malware executing. BigBadSteve fucked around with this message at 18:28 on May 7, 2020 |
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May 7, 2020 18:25
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they're dead
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May 7, 2020 18:26
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Nope
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May 7, 2020 18:27
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Get the harddrive stand OP, don't listen to the virus guy, he sounds like a worry-wart. Nothing bad will happen. Probably.
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May 7, 2020 18:27
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How does one “run across” so many hard drives in the street? They’re your exes right? E oh I see, rummaging through neighbor refuse.
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May 7, 2020 18:28
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They're probably just too dirty to boot. Lick them clean and try again.
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May 7, 2020 18:29
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Just call the FBI now and explain how it's totally not your 4 HD s of illegal porn
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May 7, 2020 18:32
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Nope
A Grand Egg fucked around with this message at 19:45 on May 7, 2020 |
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May 7, 2020 18:38
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Remember OP at his best, and not like this 
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May 7, 2020 18:44
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do you want to get haunted after viewing a creepy video file and die seven days later? because this is how you get ring situations
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May 7, 2020 18:45
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a couple years ago I was walking down the street and saw some guy in a pickup threw a CD out the window. it was an unlabeled CD-R; i took it home but it was too scratched up to read
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May 7, 2020 18:49
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Ah okay got it, i goofed with the USB connector purchase! Well i don't want to wait too long, ill just plug them directly into my desktop to take a look. gently caress the risk, whats the fun if there isn't a chance i get totally pwned by my neighbors sketchy virus trap? Ill update soon, gonna have to shut down and mess with it
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May 7, 2020 18:51
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Universe Master posted:Just call the FBI now and explain how it's totally not your 4 HD s of illegal porn It's this lol There's a few ways to perform forensic investigation on a hard drive that doesn't appear to work outright but idk how much time and effort you want to put into it if you don't already know how. If this was a proper investigation you'd have a gizmo that blocks any writing to the harddrive on the hardware level and just clone the whole thing assuming it was in a working order.
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May 7, 2020 18:53
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UltraRed posted:lol @ hooking those up to your computer, not in isolation lol @ thinking these hdd's picked up herpes or something make sure u wash them with hand sanitizer lmao
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May 7, 2020 18:54
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RepeatingMeme posted:Ah okay got it, i goofed with the USB connector purchase! Well i don't want to wait too long, ill just plug them directly into my desktop to take a look. gently caress the risk, whats the fun if there isn't a chance i get totally pwned by my neighbors sketchy virus trap? F
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May 7, 2020 18:54
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Tiny Bug Child posted:a couple years ago I was walking down the street and saw some guy in a pickup threw a CD out the window. it was an unlabeled CD-R; i took it home but it was too scratched up to read Mr. Robot season 1 was just okay
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May 7, 2020 18:55
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That adapter should work for you if you have a spare power supply laying around, too. Plug the power supply in on its own and run the 4 pin power leads to the connector on the back of the drive, then plug the usb adapter in and connect to your computer. Or, if you've already got a desktop with an extra power lead coming off its PSU, connect to that and then the USB adapter out rather than taking your own hdd out and swapping the hdd or whatever your setup is. Still, as others have said, booting from a USB linux distro would be safest. Maybe something like knoppix, and making sure you've got ddrescue, and smartmon tools packages if knoppix doesn't have that? Knoppix STD might be a good option, but it's been years since I've used it, I dunno if that's still considered "good" or if people use Kali or what.
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May 7, 2020 18:56
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Tiny Bug Child posted:a couple years ago I was walking down the street and saw some guy in a pickup threw a CD out the window. it was an unlabeled CD-R; i took it home but it was too scratched up to read There was a time, still now?, that people would leavethumb drives around randomly to spread poo poo.
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May 7, 2020 18:57
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RepeatingMeme posted:Ah okay got it, i goofed with the USB connector purchase! Well i don't want to wait too long, ill just plug them directly into my desktop to take a look. gently caress the risk, whats the fun if there isn't a chance i get totally pwned by my neighbors sketchy virus trap? It's not like connecting them via USB is any more or less dangerous than SATA/IDE. They're treated as storage devices either way. Burt Sexual posted:There was a time, still now?, that people would leavethumb drives around randomly to spread poo poo. IIRC that's how they infected Iran's nuclear generators with stuxnet lol Devils Affricate fucked around with this message at 19:01 on May 7, 2020 |
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May 7, 2020 18:58
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lots of good advice from tech-heads in this thread- personally i think you should encase the hdd in biohazard container and purchase a forensic write-blocker. then plug the HDD into a brand new computer using 4-pin connector and SATA connector. operate from a distance of 15 feet or more using sterile gloves
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May 7, 2020 18:59
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Reading random discarded hard drives sounds like an interesting thing to do until the inevitable day when you discover something you really wish you hadn't discovered.
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May 7, 2020 19:00
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They are full of surveillance footage of you OP.
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May 7, 2020 19:02
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This thread needs a poll to vote on what treasure they'll find. I'm disappointed in you OP.
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May 7, 2020 19:04
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Waitin' and sweatin'  quote:Reading random discarded hard drives sounds like an interesting thing to do until the inevitable day when you discover something you really wish you hadn't discovered. Mmmm, maybe discarded home colonoscopy videos with narration.
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May 7, 2020 19:04
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To ensure a "clean read" of the disk, make sure the disk AND the PSU are fully submerged in the bath with you when you plug them in. If the data or the drive itself is "dirty" this ensures a good connection.
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May 7, 2020 19:05
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RepeatingMeme posted:Ah okay got it, i goofed with the USB connector purchase! Well i don't want to wait too long, ill just plug them directly into my desktop to take a look. gently caress the risk, whats the fun if there isn't a chance i get totally pwned by my neighbors sketchy virus trap? yes YES this is good as that one time a goon found a locked safe
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May 7, 2020 19:06
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N-n-no officer those hard drives aren't mine; you see I found them in the garbage and put them in my computer.
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May 7, 2020 19:06
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MutantBlue posted:This thread needs a poll to vote on what treasure they'll find. I'm disappointed in you OP. A partition with one or more folders in it
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May 7, 2020 19:08
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MutantBlue posted:This thread needs a poll to vote on what treasure they'll find. I'm disappointed in you OP. Thought I could add polls, can’t figure it out...
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May 7, 2020 19:09
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Soulkys posted:yes YES At least in a safe you could conceivably find something you'd want to own and legally be permitted to. With this, the best case scenario seems to be "Oh, there's nothing on here."
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they're probably all filled with vile pornography
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