Why does a hard drive crash? This happens when there's a problem with the hard disk and you can't access the stored data, even when everything else with the computer is fine. It can happen any time for no reason, or can be due to something external like your dog or girlfriend puking on it.
Depending on how bad the crash is, you may still be able to salvage some of your precious, precious data. If you've suffered a head crash, where something called the read-and-write head of the hard drive touches a magnet, you're probably screwed. You're in for lots of data loss and anything you try to do to recover the data is going to screw you even more unless you get a professional to do it for you.
Or maybe the electrical system crashed. If this happened, you'll have a better chance of getting your data back.
It could be possible that the air filter on your hard drive malfunctioned. These work by stabilizing the atmospheric pressure and any wetness between the hard drive casing and what's outside it. If the filter fails to capture one or a few particles of dust or dog puke, this material can touch the hard drive, screwing you even further. Then you've got a head crash on your hands and we know that's no fun. Furthermore, everywhere the material touched can cause something called a bad sector.
What is a bad sector? Its simply a part of your computer's memory drive that you screwed up somehow from physical damage. To find out if you have a bad sector, try using SCANDISK (if you use Windows). It'll run a check of your hardware and tell you if you have any parts of the hard drive that you can't use.
I am sure everyone on SW can appreciate this article. Thanks for the advice. (I guess I should be happy my dog pukes on the sofa and not on my computer!)
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