Losing all the data stored on a 14TB HDD in an instant — especially if it's data from over the past 14+ years — must be a very painful experience. This recently happened to Redditor HellBlade64, who told fellow members of the PC building community that they were “not angry, just disappointed with myself.”
Why? Because, despite knowing about the dangers of non-standardized cabling between modular PSUs, they “threw caution to the wind” and ended up frying their 14TB Seagate Exos X16. The drive died with an unceremonious “click," and is now completely unresponsive, with many un-backed-up videos lost.
HellBlade64 described this tragic data loss event as the “biggest mistake I’ve ever made.” But it's an easy mistake to make, even in 2026.
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