What it means

Physical errors include head crashes and motor problems. A crashed head could also lead to a painfully scratched-up disk - that would be data being gouged out of the physical realm and sent hurtling into data twilight zone.

The Signs & Symptoms

If you hear loud whirring sounds, scraping, grinding or knocking sounds - that would most likely indicate a physical problem.

What do I do ?

Good advice here would be to quit trying to do anything about it yourself. Don't even bother trying to shut down the normal way. Just switch off the power, pull the plug, and call a reliable data recovery expert for an evaluation.

This is especially crucial if you truly value your data. Further attempts to read the disk or use off-the-shelf recovery software could lead to further damage to the disk. You might just be saying farewell to previously retrievable data.

Probable / Possible Outcomes

With physical errors, the drives would have to be taken apart for investigations. Professional data recovery labs will ensure that this is done in a clean room, as even a particle of dust landing on the disk platter could damage the disk and cause further data loss.

The chances of recovery of data would depend on the extent of damage done to the disk itself. Don't wait any longer send the Hard Drive to a qualified Data Recovery Lab

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