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Originally Posted by StuTodd
Hi Leon,
Have you tried booting from a Linux USB and see if that can access your data? There are some excellent repair tools available, such as TestDisk etc. Making a boot USB drive is easily done.
Stu
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This is what I would suggest. Boot to Linux, mount the HDD and see what it does. To a large degree if this doesn't work after all the other things then I think it might be time to face that it is pooched.
Having said that, I haven't read the original post but does the HDD actually spin (assuming it's not an SSD)? If it has platters then you will hear and feel them spin when attached to the power. If it doesn't spin then no amount of software will fix it ... but... you can put the HDD in a plastic bag, squeeze as much air out as you can and put in in the freezer for an hour or two. Take it out, connect it up and sometimes you'll get what you want.. but you have to be quick before the bearings heat up again and it jams.
If that doesn't work then you can pay a large amount for someone to take the thing apart and put the platters in another 'chassis' and hopefully get something off it.
Or you can take the thing outside and throw it as far as you can.