[ale] How to safely remove adhesive paper from hard drive?

[mutewonder at gmail.com (mute wonder)]

Sounds tedious, but doable.  Why a popsicle stick, though?

2008/7/24 Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>:

> Ugg. Not fun!
>
> If you are VERY careful, a cottonswab with cooking oil and a sharpened
> popsicle stick will remove the sticky tape from the drive tray (first) and
> then from the drive itself. Basically swap a microscopic amount of oil alond
> the adhesive joint, let it sit for a minute and gently pry with the wood,
> repeat, repeat, repeat. Each cycle of this wil loosn about 1/16" . Don't try
> for more as you run the risk of tearing things up.
>
>
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