Dead 8 TB SATA

steveliddle · 13 Apr 2021 at 11:22

Main pc recently died, SSD boot drive is ok, as managed to get "protected" files out of the user area and then the win10 license key.

Sata drive is a brick.
Most of it is backed up, tried recuva, but no joy.
Can anyone recommend recovery software for the stuff not backed up. Not worth paying for a recovery service.

KompuKare · 13 Apr 2021 at 11:41

Not really, but a professional or semi-professional would treat the bad drive as about to die anytime and act accordingly.
The important take way from that is to consider that each power-on cycle of the bad drive could easily be its last.
That is, create or attempt to create an image and work of that.
Presumably (I haven't done this, more theoretical) using an imaging software which quickly skips bad areas / sectors etc. and concentrates on what it can read, with maybe a later pass to attempt to create the missing parts.
With a 8TB drive the destination would have to be at least that size.

steveliddle · 13 Apr 2021 at 13:45

Found the receipt, bought from Ocuk in Jan 2020
The previous 4 tb was getting full and figured another bigger drive could help
Not need imaging software, just file recovery

KompuKare · 13 Apr 2021 at 13:49

steveliddle said:
Not need imaging software, just file recovery

Yes, but I was pointing out that creating an image and recovering from that is one of the professional or semi-professional way of doing it.

Journey · 13 Apr 2021 at 13:49

steveliddle said:
Found the receipt, bought from Ocuk in Jan 2020
The previous 4 tb was getting full and figured another bigger drive could help
Not need imaging software, just file recovery

So the drives spins up and works fine? Just you can't see the partitions?

steveliddle · 13 Apr 2021 at 13:55

No spin no noise, no vibration
Am a personal user, most but not all is backed up, will have a play with partition magic soon.
It is connected with a usb to SATA connection, allows the old boot drive to be accessed, did not work when plugged into the pc with side off

Journey · 13 Apr 2021 at 14:01

steveliddle said:
No spin no noise, no vibration
Am a personal user, most but not all is backed up, will have a play with partition magic soon.
It is connected with a usb to SATA connection, allows the old boot drive to be accessed, did not work when plugged into the pc with side off

So the drive is actually dead?

Destination · 13 Apr 2021 at 14:02

steveliddle said:
Found the receipt, bought from Ocuk in Jan 2020
The previous 4 tb was getting full and figured another bigger drive could help
Not need imaging software, just file recovery

WHat make is the drive? you should be within the 24 months to claim a refund/repair/replace for defective goods.

Double07 · 13 Apr 2021 at 16:57

steveliddle said:
Found the receipt, bought from Ocuk in Jan 2020
The previous 4 tb was getting full and figured another bigger drive could help
Not need imaging software, just file recovery

Surely it is in warranty then? Most HDDs have 2-3 year warranties as standard.

steveliddle · 14 Apr 2021 at 20:01

had the receipt to hand and now it has been moved. will see if I can deal direct with Ocuk
the pc recognises the interface, just needs me to plug it directly into a pc to see if the interface is the issue and then diagnostics on the drive