![Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b812b01c10b4b8f1428936e518e55f27.webp)
Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora
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Hard disk drive platter.Disassembled hard drive from the computer with mirror effect. HDD. Detail of writing/reading head on actuator arm and axis, spindle and platters. Stock 写真 | Adobe Stock
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Hard disk drive platter.Disassembled hard drive from the computer with mirror effect. HDD) .Detail of writing/reading head on actuator arm and axis, spindle and platters. Stock 写真 | Adobe Stock
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