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

In alt.comp.periphs.hdd nospam <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Char Jackson
> <[email protected]> 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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