Guys. I went to remove some data from an old backup drive. The drive is silent when it is on. However, when I start to copy data the drive makes a ticking/grinding noise. I copied a couple of small files and it works fine so I assume the head is failing. Its a 500 GB drive that is probably half full. I don't care about the drive but I don't want to lose any of the files. Am I safe to copy the data to a new drive. I would have for the drive to get damaged because I pushed it. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks, Dave
Hard Drive Makes Sound When Reading Data - Am I safe to Backup?
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if you try it and the hdd takes that time to fail,you will lose your files.however,if you dont try you will for sure lose your files.like was said,some old drives do make some noise.if it was me i would back it up now before its too late.
Well, my alternative was going to be to send it to a recovery service. I don't want to spent money if I don't have to but if its that or lose my files I'm all in for the recovery service. This is why I was wondering if I should even try. Thanks!
If your HDD had head problems so bad they were dragging on the disks and damaging them, it would not work at all. So don't worry about that. As others have said, the sounds you hear probably are normal. Even if they are caused by heads re-seeking because of read errors, the unit is still able to read now. So go ahead and get your data backed up soon. THEN you can decide whether the drive actually has problems or not. For that, download some HDD testing utility tools from the website of its maker.
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