I’m sorry if I came across as a bit of an arse. Maybe I am. Issue is, though, that you all are GREATLY overstating the possibility of data recovery. It was gone the second the head crashed. But, to tie this up, I’m sorry if I sound rude (for me, it’s kinda late and I’m tired), but I AM correct.
Seems like it’s not as bad as you think? I follow someone on YouTube as well that recovers data, and often they need to switch out a broken head, yet they can still recover data.
Yeah, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s been literally used as a baseball. 10k Gs aren’t exactly recommended on an HDD where misalignment on the nanometres destroys it all, let alone the dirt, grass, fingerprints, and… air particulate.
Of course, it’s beyond saving now. I think some of us are merely referring to the head crash alone being the definitively irreparable end of the drive. 🙂👍
You are misinformed. It is true, that for consumers the disk is dead when the head crashes onto the surface. But there are companies who specialize in data recovery and they can still read all the undamaged parts. You can even see in your picture that there is only a small band on one disk affected by the crash. The other parts can still be read. Even the broken piece can be read, except the corners. It will by no means be cheap or fast, but if the data is worth more than the recovery it can be done.
I’m sorry if I came across as a bit of an arse. Maybe I am. Issue is, though, that you all are GREATLY overstating the possibility of data recovery. It was gone the second the head crashed. But, to tie this up, I’m sorry if I sound rude (for me, it’s kinda late and I’m tired), but I AM correct.
I didn’t say anything about the recoverability of your drive. I will though:
https://datarecovery.com/rd/what-is-a-hard-drive-head-crash/ 🤷♂️
Seems like it’s not as bad as you think? I follow someone on YouTube as well that recovers data, and often they need to switch out a broken head, yet they can still recover data.
I dunno. Maybe everyone is correct. 😉
Yeah, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s been literally used as a baseball. 10k Gs aren’t exactly recommended on an HDD where misalignment on the nanometres destroys it all, let alone the dirt, grass, fingerprints, and… air particulate.
Of course, it’s beyond saving now. I think some of us are merely referring to the head crash alone being the definitively irreparable end of the drive. 🙂👍
You are misinformed. It is true, that for consumers the disk is dead when the head crashes onto the surface. But there are companies who specialize in data recovery and they can still read all the undamaged parts. You can even see in your picture that there is only a small band on one disk affected by the crash. The other parts can still be read. Even the broken piece can be read, except the corners. It will by no means be cheap or fast, but if the data is worth more than the recovery it can be done.