# failing hdd

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [July 27, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190 "2009-07-27T18:35:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/1 "2009-07-27T18:35:26Z")

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anyone good with recovering files from a dying hdd?

i tried the freezer with no luck so far…

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### Author: ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/2 "2009-07-27T18:49:09Z")

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describe “failing” and how much is the data worth to you? not money but content

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### Author: ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/3 "2009-07-27T19:58:16Z")

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> [@Locutus](#):
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> describe “failing” and how much is the data worth to you? not money but content

windows indicates a hard disk failure on boot and it wont show up in explorer. the drive is also clicking randomly

i just want to salvage a few gigs of pictures (puppy + house) and some random projects if possible. not worth sending it out for hundreds of bucks though

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### Author: ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/4 "2009-07-27T20:42:07Z")

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I can “try” for you when i get back from California (Vacation) next week. I come home Monday.

If I can’t get anything, you don’t owe me a dime. PM me for what I usually charge… it’s not too bad. I have some good tools I can use to try and get your data. Just turn it off for now and don’t do anything else to it 🙂

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### Author: ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/5 "2009-07-28T04:50:37Z")

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freezer trick is a last resort…

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### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/6 "2009-07-28T05:21:58Z")

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Use spinrite

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### Author: ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/failing-hdd/71190/7 "2009-07-28T08:56:47Z")

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if you care about your data. stop applying power to it and send it to a professional.