WD Passport external HDD

[Ducaysane]

my passport 2tb external HDD, accidently falt down , and started clicking sometimes when I plugged into my laptop. I can see all my data, but I can't copy or open it. getting like "access denied " or bad sector.

is there anyone that can help me for any solution or any suggestion .

 

[010010]

my passport 2tb external HDD, accidently falt down , and started clicking sometimes when I plugged into my laptop. I can see all my data, but I can't copy or open it. getting like "access denied " or bad sector.

is there anyone that can help me for any solution or any suggestion .

As it's a mechanical hard drive and you dropped it, you've most likely if not definatley knackered it completly. Maybe if you take it to a shop they could recover some of the data if you're lucky.

 

[Zkye]

my passport 2tb external HDD, accidently falt down , and started clicking sometimes when I plugged into my laptop. I can see all my data, but I can't copy or open it. getting like "access denied " or bad sector.

is there anyone that can help me for any solution or any suggestion .

What you're seeing is probably the file table. The actual data is unavailable due to a mechanical failure. If the platters are intact, someone specialized in data recovery should be able to fix it (for a price), either by replacing the broken part or by taking out the platters and placing them in another HDD. But for that you need a 100% clean environment. Otherwise opening the HDD will make the platters unusable.

 

[Ducaysane]

my passport 2tb external HDD, accidently falt down , and started clicking sometimes when I plugged into my laptop. I can see all my data, but I can't copy or open it. getting like "access denied " or bad sector.

is there anyone that can help me for any solution or any suggestion .

What you're seeing is probably the file table. The actual data is unavailable due to a mechanical failure. If the platters are intact, someone specialized in data recovery should be able to fix it (for a price), either by replacing the broken part or by taking out the platters and placing them in another HDD. But for that you need a 100% clean environment. Otherwise opening the HDD will make the platters unusable.

thanks Zkye, I think that is the write answer. may be, I will try to fix it by buying a same hdd and replacing the damaged parts.

 

[010010]

my passport 2tb external HDD, accidently falt down , and started clicking sometimes when I plugged into my laptop. I can see all my data, but I can't copy or open it. getting like "access denied " or bad sector.

is there anyone that can help me for any solution or any suggestion .

What you're seeing is probably the file table. The actual data is unavailable due to a mechanical failure. If the platters are intact, someone specialized in data recovery should be able to fix it (for a price), either by replacing the broken part or by taking out the platters and placing them in another HDD. But for that you need a 100% clean environment. Otherwise opening the HDD will make the platters unusable.

thanks Zkye, I think that is the write answer. may be, I will try to fix it by buying a same hdd and replacing the damaged parts.

This is a bad idea, probably even a terrible one; as Zyke mentioned HDD are fixed in very clean environments specifically for this reason. You'll just end up braking the one you bought and wasting money.

 

[Zkye]

thanks Zkye, I think that is the write answer. may be, I will try to fix it by buying a same hdd and replacing the damaged parts.

Don't do that. You'll ruin both of them. Imagine a super clean lab where no dust can get in and some full-body suits and masks. That's what you need to safely open a HDD.

 

[Ducaysane]

thanks Zkye, I think that is the write answer. may be, I will try to fix it by buying a same hdd and replacing the damaged parts.

Don't do that. You'll ruin both of them. Imagine a super clean lab where no dust can get in and some full-body suits and masks. That's what you need to safely open a HDD.

thanks for advice