After being shaken about, squished up with other garbage and then buried with god knows what for 12 years, I wouldn’t bet on being able to read a single byte from that old drive, even if it could be found.
That exactly what I was going to say: what makes him think that a HDD bought in 2013 and buried in a landfill site since then will work when its plugged in?
Personally I have my doubts - as per Nursie: It's gone mate.
After being shaken about, squished up with other garbage and then buried with god knows what for 12 years, I wouldn’t bet on being able to read a single byte from that old drive, even if it could be found.
It’s gone mate.