Shocks to hdd.. does it cause harm?

[Mahbub]

I bought a two new hard drives one wd blue another black. While coming by train it was crowded so some people bumped into my backpack in which the hdd was there. And some pressure also there since it was criwded. Did that cause any harn :-( please help

[NelizMastr]

If you had both drives unprotected and loose in your backpack, yes, it could cause harm if they knock into eachother. If they were properly packaged in bubble wrap or whatever, not really. 

[Mahbub]

11 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

If you had both drives unprotected and loose in your backpack, yes, it could cause harm if they knock into eachother. If they were properly packaged in bubble wrap or whatever, not really. 

I put both into a paper pack then put that into a thick soft cloth then into my bag

[19_blackie_73]

in theory it could have harmed then, but just plug them in and see if they work. If yes, can't be too bad.

[Mahbub]

1 minute ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

in theory it could have harmed then, but just plug them in and see if they work. If yes, can't be too bad.

I put both into a paper pack then put that into a thick soft cloth then into my bag

[19_blackie_73]

13 minutes ago, Mahbub said:

I put both into a paper pack then put that into a thick soft cloth then into my bag

I can't tell you from probably thousands of km away if this what happend could have damaged it, sry - there's always a possibility that the incident caused damage, but as long as you don't try them, there's no it works or does not work. Only thing for sure, plugging them in and trying them out will cause not more harm than maybe, only maybe already existing.

[Mahbub]

6 minutes ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

I can't tell you from probably thousands of km away if this what happend could have damaged it, sry - there's always a possibility that the incident caused damage, but as long as you don't try them, there's no it works or does not work. Only thing for sure, plugging them in and trying them out will cause not more harm than maybe, only maybe already existing.

If i plugin and it works can i be sure that it works. I am freaking out

[19_blackie_73]

59 minutes ago, Mahbub said:

If i plugin and it works can i be sure that it works. I am freaking out

well if you can access them via your os of choice, yes they will work. You could then try and run crystal disk info, and everythings green there, nothing to worry
you can post an update if you like, i'm kinda interested