Send it in for service…service.
This is not a function of the operating system or a different interface. Just like the record player example above, you won’t be able to speed up or increase the quality of the recording if what is coming out of the record player is noise. In this case, if the head (stylus) is failing and sending garbage from the recording, there’s nothing you can do until you fix that component.
Is Data Recovery worth it?
(Unfortunately) this is a case study in having a backup. Data recovery can be an expensive proposition. The cost calculation becomes the question “how valuable is your data?” That will determine whether or not the cost is “worth it.”
Backups are cheap!
The issue is not if your drive will fail, it’s when it will fail. Having a current backup allows you to recover from a failure quickly with little or no risk to your data. The cost for a second drive is far less than the time, effort, and eventual financial costs of a recovery service.
