My external hard drive is damaged! I took it to a local data recovery store here in Atlanta, Georgia and they said the platter is severely damaged. does anyone know what are the chances of recovery? know any good data recovery centers? Please help

wich model?
what is the background story?

Janos

Simple Share - 250GB
We have been using it for about 4 or 5 years now. a few days back it stopped working. We have not moved or dropped it. It just stopped working without any warning

more details about the drive problem ???

250GB => WD
250GB=> Hitachi
250GB=> Toshiba ..... etc ?

more details maybe we can help you

I think platters damage is Excluded, until you have not moved or dropped it.

platter damage, external drive, 4-5 years old, 250gb, unrecoverable = i think maxtor DM10 series.

Am i right?

It's Seagate 250GB...has anyone had any luck retrieving data from platter damaged drives?

It mainly depends on the location of the damage.
It is not possible to determine without seeing and checking the drive itself wether it can be done, or not.

See seagate-7200-500gb-head-crash-t14023.html

I posted some pics there about a drive I recovered with severe platter damage.

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