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My WD hardisk fell down and now it isnt working

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UllasKris Posts 2 Registration date Thursday December 17, 2015 Status Member Last seen December 18, 2015 - Dec 17, 2015 at 01:19 PM
jollym124 Posts 98 Registration date Wednesday January 21, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 28, 2017 - Jan 14, 2016 at 12:06 AM
Hello guys, i have a 500 GB WB hardisk. it fell down yesterday and when iplugged it today it worked for a while then my computer hanged and since then its not working. I tried the drive clean up software, it started to show that there is a drive. But its not showing in My computer. its showing in device manager but not in my computer.



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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,825
Dec 17, 2015 at 04:24 PM
Dropping the hard drive can damage the read/write heads rendering the drive useless. It appears that has happened in your case.

Only a professional data recover operation has any chance of recovering your data. The cost will be thousands of US dollars.

Good luck
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UllasKris Posts 2 Registration date Thursday December 17, 2015 Status Member Last seen December 18, 2015
Dec 18, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Thank you,
Is there any other way with softwares? What if its any other problem ?
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jollym124 Posts 98 Registration date Wednesday January 21, 2015 Status Member Last seen March 28, 2017 28
Jan 14, 2016 at 12:06 AM
The hard drive may be damaged, Try not to do any experiments on it and take professional help. The hard disk has 3 basic components


1.Records (platters)
2.Arm (actuator arm)
3.Needle (read/write head)

These components must be in good working order, not damaged in any way, and a professional with the right equipment can determine what state these parts are in and ultimately save your data.

All the best !!!
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