Electronic gadgets such as hard drive can suffer physical damage due to drops and bumps. Dropping the hard drive is susceptible to data loss. You might hear some unusual noise like clicking or grinding noises from the device. It is a significant sign that your hard drive is physically damaged.
Once you know your hard drive suffers physical damage, make sure not to tamper with the hard drive, it may lead to a loss of data beyond the scope of recovery. In this condition, it is recommended to approach a reliable and trusted data recovery service providers like Stellar to recover your data.