![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
Is it normal if my HDD is making little crackling noises? I've just bought a laptop. I don't know whether it is normal or not. - Quora
![My Hard Disk makes a Clicking sound. Windows not starting nor is BIOS. Am I going to lose all my 400+ GB of data? : r/computers My Hard Disk makes a Clicking sound. Windows not starting nor is BIOS. Am I going to lose all my 400+ GB of data? : r/computers](https://external-preview.redd.it/my-hard-disk-makes-a-clicking-sound-windows-not-starting-v0-1saYJJwYttGRZOFRMrIQG4aMFMm_NJo4ARjqTzG1GqQ.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b865cafc23841d211b892b5c82b83f40c096bfe5)