Every sector is bad sector

[Viciel]

Hi,

I have 3TB seagate external harddisk. i check for the drives health every 3 months or so to check if there is a bad sector, since external is prone to bad sector if plugged continuosly.

Everything is fine, however yesterday, in one day, suddenly i can't be read. When i check with disk management ( i use windows 10) it shows cyclic redundancy check. When i check it with HDD Regenerator and Partition Guru, it shows all the sectors is bad. I mean like bad sectors, all of them the whole 8080695 sectors. i am confused on how, in a single night, it suddenly develop 8080695 bad sectors. When i check the hardware, it spin for a few seconds in boot, and then like "clingg clingggg" and then shutdown.

Anyone can help me locate the problem and recover the harddrive? i am perplexed how it develop thousands and thousands bad sector in a single day, when i check it periodically, it always shows good health and everything. I use seatools to do regular check of the harddrives.

Thanx in advance

 

[CountMike]

Mechanical parts gave way most probably and it's not possible to fix or recover at home as it requires specialized equipment.
There's a chance that it doesn't have enough power or interface (what is it, USB ?) went bad, could be the cable too.
If possible, it could be taken out of it's enclosure and connected to computer using SATA connections. That would exclude interface and check disk by itself.

 

[Viciel]

Mechanical parts gave way most probably and it's not possible to fix or recover at home as it requires specialized equipment.
There's a chance that it doesn't have enough power or interface (what is it, USB ?) went bad, could be the cable too.
If possible, it could be taken out of it's enclosure and connected to computer using SATA connections. That would exclude interface and check disk by itself.

Hi Mike,
It surely have enough power as it has its own adapter, maybe i need it to bring it to hard disk specialist.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, Viciel!

Unfortunately, it seems like your HDD is severely damaged physically. The clicking noises indicate internal, hardware fault. This means that you'd need the assistance of a professional data recovery company if you wish to retrieve your data. However, you won't be able to FIX the HDD itself. (Even if that was possible, the repair will cost a lot more than simply replacing the external drive.) I'd also advise you to check the warranty on the drive on the official website of its manufacturer. If it's still covered, you should be able to RMA it and get a replacement product from their Customer Support.
The best way to avoid any potential data loss in the future is to always have multiple copies of your files stored on different locations/HDDs.

Hope this was helpful. Best of luck!
SuperSoph_WD