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If your mechanical HDD has started clicking or showing "Delayed Write Failed" errors, immediately image the drive with ddrescue if possible. However, if you cannot afford professional recovery ($500+), SpinRite v6.1 in (Dynamic Data Recovery) can sometimes freeze the heads long enough to pull data off before the drive dies completely.
Disclaimer: Always back up your data before running any low-level disk utility. SpinRite attempts to repair sectors, but in rare cases, intensive reading can push a dying drive over the edge. spinrite v6.1
SpinRite v6.1 includes a new native UEFI boot capability. This means it runs on modern hardware out of the box. You no longer need to disable "Secure Boot" or hunt for legacy settings in the motherboard firmware. It launches natively, accesses the hardware, and gets to work. If your mechanical HDD has started clicking or