Old Harddrive woes

[MrPArtTeacher]

It has done a lot of sitting the past 5 years. I turn it on about once a year. I live out of the US, and when I return I plug it in and let it spin. This year it sounded crunchy.

I have most of my life backed up in multiple places, but I can't say for sure with this one because it seems its partner drive is missing. So, I have to save the fillers. And hope that I can.

One day I will get a proper RAID and to this right.

Thanks for the ear, and the advice.

 

[Slydude]

It's only data files. It is not a bootable drive

I realize that. I only mentioned that to emphisize that although I had a similar experience recently I couldn't fully answer the question because the target files were not going to be bootable.

 

[MrPArtTeacher]

Gentleman,
All the data is saved onto my wife's laptop.

Next it it will be put onto another external drive and cloud.

Thanks

 

[pigoo3]

Good deal. Great to hear the transfer was successful. With the way you described that hard drive sounding...probably took care of things just in time.

- Nick