Seagate free agent go 320gb was hit one side, doesnt work

Please I need help. My usb was hit a little in one side, now when I plug it in the computer, it doesnt work, no lights on, just a little noise like trying to spin or work, but it is not recognized by the laptop. How can I recover back all my information, plz help

 

Ontrack, DriveSavers and Datarecovery are three well-known and respected* companies that can attempt to retrieve files off of a 'dead' hard drive. Pricing typically runs between a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars (US).

There is no guarantee that usable data will be recovered however. If a drive is too damaged, the data is effectively gone. Also, if a drive was encrypted and the customer doesn't have the encryption key, recovery becomes extremely unlikely. Many hard drive manufacturers sell self-encrypting drives, with the decryption key on the drive's circuit board. In those cases, data-recovery requires the original, working circuit board.

Physical damage can leave a drive permanently unreadable. If the read/write heads have scraped the magnetic coating off the platter, there's nothing to recover. Dropping a drive with glass platters can shatter the platters, and no one is going to get magnetic bits off glass shards.

*Western Digital "Platinum Data Recovery Partners "

 

Desperate times need desperate tools, try the freezer treatment.
hawk22

 

Hi Andreslove69, Welcome to WindowsBBS. Just to clarify - you knocked the USB drive (thumb drive?) and it's not showing in My Computer/Disc Management?
Your laptop is running OK?
The USB connection still works with another unit?
I'm reading that your thumb drive is damaged? Neil.

 

Hi Neil, I would doubt very much if his 320GIG drive was a thumb drive.
External USB more likely.

 

Thanks Bill. I didn't associate the heading with what his Post indicated. The 320GB is an external drive unit connected by USB to his comp - Gotcha now!
Could be the HDD in the external box is damaged. I doubt if the freezer will rescue that! Neil.

 

Remarkable results have been done with the freezer trick. But yes, you have to be lucky.
hawk22