I dropped my internal hdd while it was on a docking station. Can it still get fixed?

[rickymanne]

I dropped my 6tb internal hdd while it was on a docking station(powered on and about 2feet of height).
Now it's not working. I just want to know if it was a junk now or I could still fix it. Or is it cheap to fix it.
I really don't mind losing the files in it as they're not important.
I just need the storage. Is it cheap to get it fixed or I should just buy another one.

As for it's condition, when I put it again in the dock, I'm hearing scratching noise. I guess it's the arm touching the platter where it shouldn't be.

 

[joshuatheman555]

I dropped my 6tb internal hdd while it was on a docking station(powered on and about 2feet of height).
Now it's not working. I just want to know if it was a junk now or I could still fix it. Or is it cheap to fix it.
I really don't mind losing the files in it as they're not important.
I just need the storage. Is it cheap to get it fixed or I should just buy another one.

As for it's condition, when I put it again in the dock, I'm hearing scratching noise. I guess it's the arm touching the platter where it shouldn't be.

No, it will not be cheap to fix... Its probably junk, and you should just get a new one.

Its very unfortunate when these things happen... sorry to hear.

 

[aldan]

unless you have something on it that you must absolutely recover,buy a new one.even if it could be fixed and i dont think so,you will buy a new one for much less.

 

[rickymanne]

thanks for the answers... and thanks for caring.. and I just want to add that it was about 5-7 years old.. so I think it already served its purpose..