So I have this Seagate Momentus 750gb 2"5 hard drive from my laptop and trying to get some files off from it which is about 7gbs. While writing the file to my usb at the 4% mark it crashes as in it stop transferring the file and Windows tells me that an Unexpected error occurs (0x8007056D) I have tried multiple flash drives and even installing the hard drive on my main pc to no avail any help? All I use that hard drive is just to browse lightly on the internet and the odd occasion of downloading to save some electricity (Australia power is not cheap).This hard drive was used to be a portable hard that was hardly ever used and my laptop hard drive died so i took this one and installed it onto my laptop and then going to use it as a coaster. If you are wondering about the other hard drive that was originally in the laptop I used a hammer on it.
You can use dd with the noerror parameter to continue after any read errors. If you get the files great. if not oh well nothing can be done.
sometimes i find throwing the drive in a usb encloser can sometimes help.
Have done a couple of rescues of hard drives by using them with a usb connection to another machine. May be possible to copy off most essential data files without errors from the installed Windows OS, but may still hit corruption and crashes with data.
One software solution I have seen rescue data off a dying drive well is Spinrite, but not used it for ages to know how will work with modern large sata drives. Needs to be added as slave drive to a machine and also can run for 24hrs+ on data rescue so will tie up another machine that only runs a boot disc and no OS access available.
managed to find my hard drive connector that connects sata to usb and started making this squeaking sound which means that the write head is screwed and unable to get a detection but when i plug it in directly into the motherboard with the sata connectors write head noise but still crashes.
if head is damaged i'd recommend stop using hdd immediately as you will damage the platers more.
1) If you really want that data, and its legal - contact seagate about recovering data (its about 200$+ maybe more)
2) If you really want the data, but have no money, or/and files are illegal - open screws holding the drive (don't worry it won't break just because you opened it) and carefully push back the head off the platers; sometimes it gets stuck and can't get off (shake it if you think thats the case if you don't want it to open -- but only when turned off and you know platters stopped moving). If head is broken you'd need to buy same hdd; and replace the head -- i recommend building enclosure to protect yourself from dust and get proper screwdrivers -- watch some guides on youtube etc)
-- never put it to fridge as water vapor will condensate on platters, and when you run it you'll scratch the whole thing and damage your head/s.
-- a small amount of dust is manageable, there's a little net designed to catch any dust particles as they fly through the platters.
-- its a myth that hdd's inside are filled with some special gasses, or vacuum state... normal air inside with same kind of pressure as outside atmosphere...
Good to know
might have to open it up and manually move the head, could be stuck. there are youtube videos that how you how.
I wrote that wrong my mistake what I was meant to write is that there is a noise comming from the hard drive via usb but when I connect it directly into the motherboard there is no noise.