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I have a problem with my external hard drive, I was copying a huge amount of data (approx 100 gigs) from it to another hard drive, suddenly an error popped up and told me that the operation could not be completed. I clicked cancel and tried to copy the files again. But the hard drive was ticking and it actually couldn't copy anything and would not eject. So I shut down my computer and tried to reconnect the hard drive again, but it just ticked, and the drive could not be read. I even tried it with another laptop, it said the parameter is incorrect. It showed a drive letter in my computer, but I couldn't browse the drive and had problem ejecting. So how can I save my files?
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Unfortunately, a clicking hard drive is always a bad sign :( Try booting a linux live cd and see if you can access your drive from there. I would also suggest you try connecting your hard drive directly to your PC and see if that helps, although I doubt it to be honest. See here for more info about hard drives clicking: http://harddriveclicking.net/
– Kryten – 2013-02-03T16:50:09.393The hard drive was ticking... as in 'its repeatedly tries to recalibrate its heads'?' (Compare the sound with http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php )
– Hennes – 2013-02-03T16:50:23.193I listened to those sounds, my sound was similar to none. My ticking sound is very slow, like the sound of ticking of a watch, ticking like every half second. – Wise – 2013-02-03T17:18:29.090
@Wise - The sound still points to failure. At this point its unlikely the data can be saved. – Ramhound – 2013-02-07T18:42:21.767