Nice to have a picture, but even better would be a name of what it is?

pics on google of hard drive cradles/ caddy HERE is a link


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'Hard drive dock' is another search term

DEFT Linux
 

DEFT Linux www.deftlinux.net - its actually "forensics" (google that with "hard drive recovery") and does a splendid job

But that will only work if the drive is still, mechanically, in a working condition.

Recover deleted images
 

youtube.com/watch?v=HPeBrqyKu5w

Just one correction to the above video PhotoRec is also available on Linux.

Is it okay to put your hard drive in the freezer?
 

youtube.com/watch?v=KTYNuDUg3Io

"Published on 24 Dec 2014
There are several non-professional data recovery experts on the internet offering their free (and often worthless) advice concerning data recovery techniques on failed mechanical hard disk drives. One such suggestion is to put the failed hard drive in the freezer."