I can't watch some movies on my external hdd (Seagate 1TB) the computer screen freezes.

1) I've been using this HDD nearly 9 years. It never fell or get physical damage. Is it normal that all HDD's have a life span and they die although they don't fall or get physical damage?


2) "All HDD's die, Ive used both WD and Seagate drives for over 14 years and both are equal for reliably and performance. Also you should note that over half of external drives dying is from the external enclosure dying and usually the hdd is just fine.

What does that mean?

A guy in a forum said it. I scan the hdd with HDD Tune Pro. Now the position is 543 GB, damaged blocks is 45.7% I'm thinking using remo usb hard drive recovery software and recovering what i can.

But according to the guy in the forum maybe a technician repair it easily or transfer the data easily and cheaply. What should I do?

I suggest you stop hammering the drive, as it clearly has issues.
It can be head(s) are gone, and torturing it by making it read will only have one bad outcome. Platter damage.

If the drive has any data of value, you should consult a pro to evaluate its condition.

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Yes, all HDDs eventually deteriorate and become problematic. Just like a car. It does not work forever.

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They hdd's and ssd's have a life cycle and with proper usage by the customer they do get prolonged life. Eventually they are bound to fail, so its better to take proper back up and time to buy new storage media device.
If the data is really important opt for DR professionals or else try using DR software.

9 years!
I forgot Seagate used to produce good drives.

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Wow? i didn't think Seagate had 1TB drives back then?

pretty sure it was 2006 when Seagate were the first to announce 750GB drives judging by a little research. So it is almost possible. give the OP the benefit of rememberence error values we all have and sits about right

they do here from SEP 2007