![Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-b812b01c10b4b8f1428936e518e55f27.webp)
Does a clicking internal HDD mean that the platter is scratched and the data is unrecoverable for professionals? It clicks for 10 seconds during boot-up and then stops. - Quora
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![PC making scratching noise, couldn't catch it to get it recorded. It makes the noise sporadically often, I read it's probably the HDD dying. Though the PC is only 6 months old, could it be something else? This is the HDD I have : r/pcmasterrace PC making scratching noise, couldn't catch it to get it recorded. It makes the noise sporadically often, I read it's probably the HDD dying. Though the PC is only 6 months old, could it be something else? This is the HDD I have : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/pc-making-scratching-noise-couldnt-catch-it-to-get-it-v0-4lkzd0nwspqa1.jpg?auto=webp&s=c4cb610943584e98314cde522d5db9d52aff8483)