Why does my hard drive stop working?

I have a hard drive from WD Elements. Until a few days ago, this flawless functioned. But now she is not loading anymore. The indicator light flashes and the laptop (yes, synonymous s.einem other tested) does not recognize them properly. An element is detected but nothing happens after an everlasting load. An error message appears in the file directory D:? Not available or something like that. On the hard drive are many important data and pictures, etc. Is there now a way to fix the error itself or is it just the expensive option to go to a professional who gets back with everything?

Why does my hard drive stop working?

Why? The answer is basically very simple: Any electronic device can die irreparably at any time without warning.

With so important data you have surely a current backup, which you can then yes on a new record again.

From the point of view of a computer expert, your description is strange.

But now she is not loading anymore.

What should a hard drive load?

This with the Linux live system is a great way to save the disk or their partitions. Not always that works.

File Directory D:?

there's no such thing. D: is in the parlance of Microsoft a 2nd partition of this disk (if not a second disk is present).

Get a Linux live system, boot your laptop and run the command line commands

ntfsfix / dev / sda1

and

ntfsfix / dev / sda2

out. Should be the successful, try again "normal" to boot. (LIve-Stick or CD / DVD out)

When I connect the hard drive to the PC / laptop, it takes a moment for the hard drive to load the data. That is meant by loading

These WD disks have a problem known in the art as "SlowResponding" - due to bad sectors, a fault memory is running in the firmware of the disk. The whole thing is not remedial with home remedies - this requires professional hard / software, i. A terminal adapter and software to reset this error memory via a serial interface. Usually, I populate the disks with a compatible SATA board before, as it makes it easier to read faulty disks - but you have to decrypt the data in the case, because the bridge chip of the original USB board encrypts the data, Of course, there's still the possibility of damage to the read / write heads - if the plate has not fallen down, but this is unlikely.

Long story short, a case for the expert.

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