Western Digital Hard Drive Recovery Case – 5-Star Sydney Lab Success
Watch our Sydney lab perform a Western Digital hard drive recovery for a clicking HDD with damaged heads.
What Happened in This Western Digital Hard Drive Recovery Case?
The client’s 3.5″ Western Digital hard drive started clicking and was no longer recognised by the system. This sound usually indicates failed read/write heads. Our inspection confirmed a missing head and serious damage to another. This clicking HDD data extraction needed cleanroom repairs with replacement parts.
Thankfully, the client contacted us before trying to fix it themselves. What is a hard disk drive?
Can a Clicking Western Digital Drive Be Recovered?
Yes, clicking drives are often recoverable. In this damaged western digital file retrieval, our engineers performed a head swap in our ISO-certified Class-100 cleanroom. We used our PC-3000 tools and recovered all data safely.
DIY attempts risk scratching the platters. It’s always safer to let professionals with cleanroom access handle the job.
How Payam Handled the Western Digital File Retrieval
- Free Assessment: The problem was identified as failed heads.
- Client Approval: We explained the fault and received approval via written quote.
- Cleanroom Repair: Heads were replaced using matching donor parts.
- File Extraction: Files were cloned sector-by-sector using PC-3000.
- File Delivery: The customer received their full data on a new external hard drive.
Our western digital hard drive recovery team completed this job with a perfect result.
Payam Data Recovery Brisbane offers specialised WD hard drive head swaps for reliable data recovery.
Why Trust Payam for Western Digital Hard Drive Recovery?
- Australia’s oldest data recovery company since 1998
- 150,000+ successful recoveries
- Trusted by government agencies and 2000+ IT providers
- 6 real labs (not drop-off shops)
- ISO-certified Class-100 cleanroom facilities
- No outsourcing, all work done in-house
- We use the best tools: PC-3000, MRT, DeepSpar
- More recoveries annually than any competitor
Costs and Timeline for Western Digital Hard Drive Recovery
Costs range from AUD 375 to 2000 depending on issue complexity. You’ll get a quote after a free 1–2 day assessment. Most recoveries are completed in 1–3 weeks, with priority options available.
Common Questions on Western Digital Hard Drive Recovery
- How long does it take? Standard cases: 1–3 weeks. Priority is faster.
- Can you recover clicking WD drives? Yes, we specialise in these failures.
- Is the quote free? Yes, every job starts with a free assessment and quote.
- What if another lab failed? We succeed in many cases others give up on.
Similar Devices We Handle
We recover files from:
- WD MyBook, MyPassport, Elements
- Seagate Barracuda, Expansion
- Samsung and SanDisk external SSDs
- Apple MacBook Air M1/M2, MacBook Pro
- Microsoft Surface Pro and Book
- RAID/NAS arrays: QNAP, Synology
- iPhones, Android phones, memory cards
- Encrypted, hybrid and monolithic flash
Payam Data Recovery Sydney recovers data from WD 2TB hard drives with precision and care.
Ready to Start Your Recovery?
If your Western Digital drive has failed, here’s how to get started:
- Book a free assessment
- Call us: 1300 444 800
- Outside Australia? Post your drive to any of our labs.
- Read our client reviews
Our Labs Across Australia
- Sydney: Level 11, 65 York Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
- Rhodes: Ground Floor, 5 Rider Boulevard, Rhodes, NSW, 2138
- Melbourne: Level 11, 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000
- Brisbane: Level 10, 95 North Quay, Brisbane, QLD, 4000
- Adelaide: Level 24, 91 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000
- Perth: Level 28, AMP Tower, 140 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, 6000
All locations are real labs with full-time engineers on-site.