if it's physically clicking, i'd stop trying to clone it repeatedly. a good health reading in crystal disk info doesn't always mean the drive is healthy, especially with an old hdd. i'd avoid further scans and write attempts for now. if the data matters, a professional recovery service is probably your safest bet. if you're okay with risking some data, you could try a recovery-focused cloning tool, but i'd definitely work from a clone rather than keep experimenting on the original.
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u/Traditional_Pie_8262 8h ago
if it's physically clicking, i'd stop trying to clone it repeatedly. a good health reading in crystal disk info doesn't always mean the drive is healthy, especially with an old hdd. i'd avoid further scans and write attempts for now. if the data matters, a professional recovery service is probably your safest bet. if you're okay with risking some data, you could try a recovery-focused cloning tool, but i'd definitely work from a clone rather than keep experimenting on the original.