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Chama Chhakchhuak

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My hard disk stopped working while i was working. I undid the screws of the casing and took the cover off exposing the disk to the air. The computer does not recognize the drive. Is everything on my hard disk lost...? Can i get back the data..?
 
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Boogieman_WD
Hi Chama Chhakchhuak. Unfortunately by opening the HDD you've probably voided its warranty (assuming it still had any left). Your data is not necessarily lost. But I suggest you don't try anything else yourself and go for a professional solution such a as a data recovery company if your files are important to you. There's no guarantee on how much of your information they will be able to retrieve, but at least it's worth the shot. I know this is a bit late considering this case, but I would suggest that in the future you always keep a backup on an external drive with your most important data.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Good luck,
Boogieman_WD
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Santanu_Saha

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Opening a hard disk and exposing it to the air may cause permanent damage to the data stored within or another way to demonstrate a method for replacing the read / write head from a Maxtor d540x-4k020h1 (20gb 5400 rpm, single platter) hard disk.
 
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Boogieman_WD

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Hi Chama Chhakchhuak. Unfortunately by opening the HDD you've probably voided its warranty (assuming it still had any left). Your data is not necessarily lost. But I suggest you don't try anything else yourself and go for a professional solution such a as a data recovery company if your files are important to you. There's no guarantee on how much of your information they will be able to retrieve, but at least it's worth the shot. I know this is a bit late considering this case, but I would suggest that in the future you always keep a backup on an external drive with your most important data.

Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
Good luck,
Boogieman_WD
 
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