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The mystery of the Undead HDD. How can this happen?
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Mar 15, 2026410 viewsConfidence Score0%
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The short version I had a disk die on me a year ago. It had been a full-on click of death; the system couldn't see anything let alone mount it. A year later, I stumbled across the same disk, mountable and readable. How can this happen? The Background About a year ago, I had a horrible "Click of Dea…
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In short no the "dead disk" is not trustworthy. You may find that after some period of time and usage that the disk will die again, once the drive heats up. It has been known for drives with the "click of death" to become recoverable after a period …
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