| ▲ | dachris 19 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
Would an airtight container and liberal addition of dessicants help? | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pbmonster 18 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Sure. Just make sure the drive is warm before you take it out of the container - because this is when the critical condensation happens: you take out a cold drive an expose it to humid room temperature air. Then water condenses on (and in) the cold drive. Re-freezing is also critical, the container should contain no humid air when it goes into the freezer, because the water will condense and freeze as the container cools. A tightly wrapped bag, desiccant and/or purging the container with dry gas would prevent that. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | Aurornis 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Be careful, airtight doesn’t mean it’s not moisture permeable over time. Color changing desiccant is a good idea to monitor it. | |||||||||||||||||