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Reviving a dead drive? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ex-oh on 2025-07-01 22:21:15.

Well, I bought a reconditioned 12T HGST drive a few months ago, and it died last week. Platters are spinning but it keeps making a clicking sound.

Is there anything to try to see if I can revive it? (I'm thinking back to the nineties when sometimes drives wouldn't spin up but you could tilt them and it would get them going)

I can't find any solid info on recovery service prices, but it seems like it's in the ballpark of 2k. Is that the reality?

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