Here's my daily routine:

At 0400, my desktop computer runs iDrive and incrementally backs up the hard drive to their cloud servers.

At 0500, my desktop runs a backup to an external 2TB Seagate hard drive.

At 0900, my desktop runs a backup to an external 1TB Seagate hard drive attached to my laptop via my internal network.

The laptop SSD is backed up to iDrive the instant the computer is turned on.

While the possibility exists, that a primary SSD may die unexpectedly, that's a risk I'm willing to assume.

I'm a former IT infrastructure manager, and risk analysis was part of my job. No operation is taken without risk. I've seen servers, PC's and laptops die on boot-up, and no amount of precaution can prevent that.

Do you feel you have the skill set to remove the drive from the case, open your desktop, locate an unused SATA port and power connector (assuming they’re available) and connect it internally? (You will need a SATA Cable, an unused SATA port on the motherboard and an unused power connector that matches the drive). That would be my first step. If you don’t feel competent to do that, can you get some assistance?

Your second option(s) have some risk involved, but do occasionally start a stalled drive. I usually slap the drive on the flat surface with my open hand. It may start the drive, or it may not. There’s also a possibility it could damage the platter, but I haven’t found that to be an issue if the drive is not spinning, but no guarantees. It does often work however. If it does, immediately copy the data off the drive before it fails again.

Some people have had success with removing the drive, sealing it in a plastic bag and putting it in the freezer for awhile. You then take it out, let it warm to room temperature and try to start the drive. This has the risk of causing moisture condensation on the platter which can cause a head crash and make other recovery impossible, but lots of people have reported success with this method, although I have never tried it. Again, if it works, immediately copy all the data off.

If all this fails, you’ll have to decide how much the data is worth. A recovery service may be able to save the data, but the cost can vary from $300-$1,000 depending on what’s required.

Finally if you have a backup, use that and forget the drive and this time buy an enterprise drive with a name you can recognize (not Buffaloe). If you don’t, remember this experience and do regular backups in the future.

Good luck.

While I agree that it's a personal preference and an artistic tool, color oversaturation is generally overused if not abused in my opinion. Frankly, it's the first thing I notice about an image and it greatly affects my personal impression of it's overall quality and value. In the examples posted above I much prefer the unboosted images! In fact, I probably would have backed off the color saturation a bit on the raw images as well, but that's just me. All in all, it's up to each of us to decide how far to boost any parameter in post processing and it's pretty obvious that personal tastes vary quite a bit. While there is indeed a place for intense colors and contrast, I do feel that it is generally one of the most overdone/overused parameters used in all of post processing. Good luck and good shooting to all.