Question HDD issues

Oct 27, 2021
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Hello everyone,
I recently turned off a windows 8.1 laptop with the power button and after that it wouldn't boot windows or even troubleshooting. Tried to recover files on another pc but when I plug in the particular hdd the pc freezes and can't read it. I even tried with a usb to sata connector, the pc can see the disk but can't read it and the pc freezes again. Do you know any solutions to retrieve the files? Thanks in advance
 
Oct 27, 2021
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Thanks for replying. It is not making any noises like you mentioned. It is spinning normally. The only weird thing is that if I turn off the PC that this HDD is plugged in to, it doesn't seem to power off. I currently don't have the usb adapter available. The drive is a WD black, a very old one.