[SOLVED] 2.5 inch HDD making sharp grinding sound

[wm3797]

WD 2.5inch HDD. The head of the actuator arm is scratching the platter and making a sharp grinding sound. And computer is not detecting the HDD

 

[rgd1101]

replace the hdd

 

[Newtonius]

lol you don't even need our help. That HDD is donesky, brosky.

 

[USAFRet]

WD 2.5inch HDD. The head of the actuator arm is scratching the platter and making a sharp grinding sound. And computer is not detecting the HDD

It's dead, Jim.

 

[wm3797]

It's dead, Jim.

Can I retrieve the data by putting the platters in another hdd ?

 

[Jacozeelie]

No

 

[geofelt]

If you have essential data on the HDD with no backup, there are data recovery outfits that will try to recover data for you. Be prepared, the cost may be in $thousands.

If you can still read the hdd despite the sounds, copy it all asap, preferably to a ssd with no moving parts.

 

[USAFRet]

Can I retrieve the data by putting the platters in another hdd ?

Short answer: No

Long answer: Nooooooooooooo

 

[USAFRet]

Can I retrieve the data by putting the platters in another hdd ?

The damage is almost certainly already done.
If the thing is making "grinding" noises, and is inaccessible....any 'fix' for this is far beyond a kitchen table solution.

Was there any critical life changing data on this?
"life changing" = divorce, fired from your job, the only copy of your doctoral thesis....



For future reference:

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

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[DSzymborski]

Can I retrieve the data by putting the platters in another hdd ?

The only dependable way to preserve data is to back it up in the first place. A regular backup plan is a basic part of responsible PC ownership.

 

[LolaGT]

Hope it was just a gaming PC and nothing important was on it.
While I am very lax in doing official routine backups I do tend to keep things I don't want to lose copied in several places(three or four other drives, cloud storage, etc). I could not care less about win10, but things that would take forever to find and or download again, yeah.

 

[wm3797]

The damage is almost certainly already done.
If the thing is making "grinding" noises, and is inaccessible....any 'fix' for this is far beyond a kitchen table solution.

Was there any critical life changing data on this?
"life changing" = divorce, fired from your job, the only copy of your doctoral thesis....



For future reference:

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

I dont know the correct term to describe the sound. But sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Is it still gone?

 

[geofelt]

Any strange sound on a mechanical device is bad.
If you can read the hdd to copy it, you may be able to salvage data.
I would try asap.
If no joy, consider the hdd as toast.

 

[DSzymborski]

I dont know the correct term to describe the sound. But sounds like nails on a chalkboard. Is it still gone?

Probably.