On a failing hard drive, I am able to view data but unable to copy it - why?
- by Tom
I have a 2.5" external hard drive that is failing. It's not making the expected 'clicking' noise that most hard drives and I am able to view the data, but I am unable to actually retrieve the data.
I attempted to use SpinRite in order to access the data on the drive, but it didn't like the external drive.
When I view the drive's property page,…