One night back in like 2013 or so, I knocked my Western Digital HD off the coffee table. When I plugged it back in, the power lights and all would come on, but my computer would never recognize it after that. I tried taking it back to Best Buy, but they didn't have any luck getting into it either. So I just held onto it, hoping one day some new tech may allow me to regain access. It's full of old stuff and I've been dying to find a solution ever since. Does anyone know of any method I might could pursue in order to get back into this thing?? Any help would be GREATLY appreciate!!
An actual data recovery company and not the random dude at best buy.
Everything you try potentially makes the above more difficult or more expensive or outright impossible, especially if it makes any abnormal noise.
A recovery company would likely transfer the platters to a working drive.