"This has been a lot colder than I expected but I actually think it's going to be OK," he said.

Before starting the experiment Steege noted that he did have another copy of the personal data stored on the drive.

Good thing.

After 101 days of being frozen in the ice Steege cut the drive from the ice with a chain saw and set about thawing it out.

It was then he discovered his first problem: his chain saw snagged part of the protective plastic bag in which the drive was stored causing it to get wet while it melted. But Steege said it didn't appear to have damaged the drive