My hdd is making a strange sound when plugged in. Windows does not recognize it as a disk (does not show up in disk management).
It was working 2 days ago and the next time I power it up this is what happened.

https://youtu.be/WpcR9U3-Cck

If I power it up without data cable connected, it makes a much softer clicking sound but obviously I cannot access data without data cable.

Is this a hardware failure, what cause it and how can I recover data?

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Sounds like the heads are stuck to the disk. Not a DIY job and it will not be easy. Better get a new disk and restore from backup if you have any.

Another reason could be there is not enough power to spin the disk. Try a diffrent power supply and if it does the same, then it must be a stuck head.

Sorry, good luck anyway.