HDD Making loud noise
Okay, I'm trying to type this fast so I can turn my comp off, so forgive my mistakes. My HDD is making noise all of a sudden. It could be anything in the PC, but It's coming from exactly where the HDD is located so... It just started doing this randomly, havent done anything different didnt move anything. I'm freaking out and I need help fast, I tried restarting already, adn leaving it off for 5 mins. Im gonna turn it back on in about 10 mins and check for an answer. Thanks in advance guys. Freaking out!!!
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If it is the HDD, it could be dieing... sucks but not much you can do.
Back up your data. Immediately.
Good luck.
Can you guys explain how you normally do backups also?
(Unabashed self-promotion.)
How big is the drive in question? Not just a partition, if there is more than one, but the whole shootin' match?
The easy way is to copy the whole partition to a new drive of equal or larger size. You can also use Cobian Backup (see above link) to select which files and folders to backup.
As for listing the contents of your drive, the Belarc Advisor is free, and very easy to use.
Thanks again.