could my hdd be damaged from cold weather during shipping?

[amac123]

Hello, I am building a pc for the first time and ordered a 3 tb hard drive. When i got it it was cold to the touch from being shipped in cold weather. I am concerned it could be damaged from the cold weather.

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

It shouldn't be damaged by cold unless you brought it into a humid area where condensation in the drive may form. The minimum temperatures for non operating drives normally are about -40 to -50 degrees celsius so you should be absolutely fine.

 

[amac123]

Thank you so much!

 

[ahnilated]

Did you let the drive warm up for at least a couple hours before putting it in the computer and using it? Are you having issues with the drive?

 

[PizzaTheHutt]

Thank you so much!

No problem