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Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)?
Newsgroups alt.comp.periphs.hdd, comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage
References <vjydne91_KNYcrD5nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <oi7s2itgoq88jaqfsjogej0977j93fbvkb@4ax.com> <050420232233115865%nospam@nospam.invalid>
Message-ID <WT2dnZmnZIZm-a_5nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink)
Date 2023-04-09 07:10 +0000

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In alt.comp.periphs.hdd nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <oi7s2itgoq88jaqfsjogej0977j93fbvkb@4ax.com>, Char Jackson
> <none@none.invalid> wrote:

> > >It seems like my Seagate 5 TB portable backup HDD (Model: SRD0NF1; P/N:
> > >2N1AP8-500; 2020; 3 partitions [encrypted APFS + exFAT + encrypted old
> > >HFS+(journal)) just died. My 4 computers (2 MBPs (2012 Mojave & 2020's Big
> > >Sur) + 2 PCs [Linux/Debian bullseye and 64-bit Windows 10]) don't see the
> > >drive anymore. 
> > 
> > I would attempt to remove the drive from its enclosure so that I could
> > test the drive by itself, just on the possibility that the problem lies
> > with the enclosure rather than the drive.

> it's probably the drive. the bridge rarely fails.

With a help of my handy IT buddy, we confirm it is dead with adapters 
and cables even if the drive still spins. So, we're going to physically 
destroy it and buy a new one (https://www.costco.com/seagate-one-touch-5tb-portable-hard-drive-with-rescue-data-recovery-services.product.100761181.html). 
:(
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Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-05 22:01 +0000
  Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-04-05 19:52 -0500
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 00:56 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 00:57 +0000
  Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2023-04-05 20:24 -0500
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-05 22:33 -0400
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:10 +0000
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 03:14 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-05 23:26 -0400
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 04:32 +0000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-06 09:51 -0400
            Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 20:33 +0000
              Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2023-04-07 08:25 -0400
                Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-07 16:24 +0000
                Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:11 +0000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-04-07 04:39 +1000
    Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-04-06 17:32 +1000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-04-06 13:40 -0500
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2023-04-07 07:56 +1000
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:11 +0000
      Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-06 21:32 +0000
        Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2023-04-07 08:10 +1000
          Re: Dead external Seagate 5 TB portable HDD from 2020 (ordered at that year IIRC)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-04-09 07:12 +0000

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