Question Broken SATA connector on my 16TB Seagate drive - Best way to fix?

[kc5rbq]

My daily driver started having issues, so I was going over all the connections and I broke the SATA connector on the hard drive when I lifted the cage witihout disconnecting the too short cable I had on the drive. Should I replace the connector? I found some used ones on Aliexpress.

 

[USAFRet]

My daily driver started having issues, so I was going over all the connections and I broke the SATA connector on the hard drive when I lifted the cage witihout disconnecting the too short cable I had on the drive. Should I replace the connector? I found some used ones on Aliexpress.

Picture of the damage, please.

"Should I replace..."
Are YOU capable of soldering on that level?

Is there a known good backup of all data on this drive? (if not, why not)

 

[TerryLaze]

I found some used ones on Aliexpress.

Used connectors?
Used hdds?
Used ones ($) ?

If you found the exact same model hdd for a good price then yes, changing the board will be easy and should make the drive readable again.
Emphasis on exact same model and should.