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-square75fedilinkarrow-up1360arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seinterestingshare@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1352arrow-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-square75fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seinterestingshare@lemmy.zip
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-219 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-up5·edit-214 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.