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jinrei_arbaw

Dropped my external HD while drunk. Windows recognizes it but can't read it, just clicks a couple times then stops. Is it fucked? Can OpenSuperClone save it?

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Got a WD easyStore external HD that I dropped. Windows recognizes it but can't read it. The drive itself runs; you can hear the drive seeker arm click a few times then everything just stops altogether. Does it sound like this drive can be manually repaired? If not I have a backup drive from a year ago that I actually used an OpenSuperClone distro to transfer off of to the broken drive but I'd prefer not to have to do that. Thanks.

Posted Sep 25, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC

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