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Hitachi 400GB Deskstar I dropped it now it doesnt work

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cheezels   05-19-2009 at 07:05:45 PM

Hi there... I dropped my eternal hard drive.... and now it does not register as being connected to my computer... I am going to take it in to a shop but if it has broken can the data and files still be retrieved... I had 9 years worth of work, photos and music on there... right now I am gutted.... :cry:
Any advice? I live in Sweden at the moment.

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rand_79   05-19-2009 at 07:40:06 PM
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they can be recovered by a data recovery center.. the cost can be outrageous.. upto $1000usd per drive or more

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MrLinux   05-19-2009 at 09:17:57 PM
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If the drive was powered and spinning at the time, you can either forget it and learn a lesson or pay big money to a professional data recovery firm.
If it wasn't powered or spinning, you *might* be (very) lucky and get away with a new housing.

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cheezels   05-19-2009 at 09:24:59 PM
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MrLinux wrote :

If the drive was powered and spinning at the time, you can either forget it and learn a lesson or pay big money to a professional data recovery firm.
If it wasn't powered or spinning, you *might* be (very) lucky and get away with a new housing.



Thank you for your quick reply... it was plugged in and working when I moved my laptop forgetting that I had placed the eternal behind and it was pushed off a low coffee table to the floor. (Carpet if that even matters at this stage....) I guess I will get quote but it looks like I will be saying goodbye to 9 years worth of personal and work stuff. Sweden is so expensive for anything that I expect this will be too costly for me too afford!

Thank you again for your help!

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