ddrescue recovers 0 byte from HDD

[lcoughey]

Thank you for the suggestion. Since it's failing drive, would power cycle hurt it and make it die faster? Is there any milder way without power cycle? Reboot machine does not lead to power cycle but it's not very convenience. Thank you.

Of course, every power cycle could be the last. I never thought to suggest that it is possible that the drive's instability is due to a failing PCB. You might be able to transfer the ROM to a donor board and see if it helps stabilize the drive.

To reduce the wear on the drive from repower is unlikely without a hardware imager or a DeepSpar USB stabilizer. But the investment of such tools is likely significantly greater than the cost for a professional to just do the job.

At this point, it is likely a $450 CAD (~ $350 USD) case here at Recovery Force.