Anyone got any knowledge on recovering data from a busted desk top external hard drive... My little fella tried to bounce it like a ball off the hard wood floor!! PC no longer recognises it, and it makes a clicking noise for a short time when powering up. Have taken it to a computer shop who had no luck ( they were only capable of going to a certain level of recovery, they could send it elsewhere but it would be very expensive even if no data was recovered!

Anyone had success with similar harddrive symptoms or should I kiss it goodbye??

It's got all our family photos on it

PS lots of windsurfing pics to