I dropped my 4TB Western Digital HDD the other day, and now it stopped reading. The discs inside look fine, but the heads aren't moving onto them, and there's this beeping noise. The data isn't all that important to me, so I'm thinking of trying to fix it myself instead of paying for professional recovery. Any tips or suggestions?
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Honestly, it sounds like you're in a tough spot. If you opened it up, that might have caused even more damage unless you did it in a super clean space. It's hard to say for sure, but the chances of it working again are pretty slim after a drop like that.
Yeah, I figured the data wasn’t crucial since it’s mostly old Xbox games. I just thought the heads might be stuck on the platter or something. Guess I’ll have to face the music!