One "trick" that MIGHT work one time is:

Place the hard drive in a zip lock bag. Remove as much air as you can and close the bag.

Place the bag and hard drive in a freezer. Keep in freezer until frozen solid. (The hard drive components will contract)

Remove the hard drive and bag from the freezer.

Remove the hard drive from the bag, set beside your computer, connect power and cables.

Use a hair dryer or heat gun to heat the hard drive case as fast as you can.

The quick temperature change may cause the hard drive components to expand and loosen up enough to spin up.


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