If your drive starts clicking, disappears from Windows, or triggers boot errors, stop using it immediately. Continued writes can reduce recovery success.
Do not run random repair tools repeatedly on an unstable disk. Start with safe diagnostics and a recovery-first approach, especially if business or family data is on the device.
Our data recovery Leeds and Wakefield page explains service options and next steps.
For non-data-critical faults, you can also see computer repairs or urgent routing on same-day computer repairs.