Removing data disc from a hard drive and input into another case?

[stridernyc]

Hello. I'm not sure if this is possible or not but I have some old hard drives from back since 2006. Back when 80GB was huge. A couple years ago I tried to recover my data from those hard drives but it gave me the clicking noise. I still have them and would like to recover my data from those drives eventually. Is there a way to take those data discs out of the casings for those hard drives and input them into something else so that the disc can be read?

[ddrecovery]

Yes and no. Generally if the heads have failed on a drive we swap out the read-write heads rather than swap platters. However you do need a professional data recovery company to do this with a cleanroom environment and special tools.

Although your drive is clicking, it may not be read-write head failure. Most data recovery companies will give you a free evaluation where they will diagnose the issues and let you know the cost of recovery.

If you let us know your location we can probably recommend a reputable company.

[stridernyc]

Thank you. I live in the NYC area. Do you know of any company around here?

[ddrecovery]

I do not of anyone specifically in NYC. But relatively close I can recommend:-

TriState Data Recovery
https://tristatedata.com/

Data-Medics
https://www.data-medics.com/

[lcoughey]

I'm not familiar with Tri-State, but would also recommend Data-Medics. If you don't mind shipping to Canada, you could take advantage of our low dollar and prices at Recovery Force.

[ddrecovery]

I'm not familiar with Tri-State, but would also recommend Data-Medics. If you don't mind shipping to Canada, you could take advantage of our low dollar and prices at Recovery Force.

I would of course also highly recommend Recovery Force as well, just though Canada was a little distance from NYC