SSD Issue: Endless Loading Screen and Missing Drive

[bobxev]

I am facing an issue with my SSD. One day, when I started my PC and selected my boot drive, I encountered an endless loading screen, which eventually led to a black screen with a blinking cursor (_). After some troubleshooting, I discovered that my SSD was responsible for this behavior. At times, I even received a message indicating that Windows was not installed. Nevertheless, the SSD was still recognized in the BIOS, albeit without any further details. Since I had already planned to get a new PC, I saw this as an opportunity. The new PC works perfectly, but when I connect my old SSD, it takes an extremely long time to reach the login screen (Windows is installed on a different SSD). Furthermore, the SSD is not even detected anymore. Is there any possible way to access the data without resorting to expensive data recovery services?

[Whatisthis]

You can try an external enclosure. If that doesn’t work, you can try either freezing the drive or baking it to reflow solder. Obviously either method poses a risk of further damaging the drive.  I would try freezing first, less risky.