Hard to explain how much time and grief this failed piece of technology (3TB hard disk drive with 128GB solid-state cache) has cost me.  I spent the entire day trying to coax my precious data from it to no avail. Fortunately, my backup archive was fairly up to date and the only file of consequence that I have been unable to restore is Maya’s 18th birthday video interview.  Perhaps she will allow me to film another.  I am also tempted to make another video featuring me, the above drive, and a sledgehammer.