Yeah. That's why I said it was really unlikely. Sticktion only happens if the heads park onto the platters and accumulated crud and grease glue it down. The spindle motors in modern HDs are also very reliable.

It is a lot more likely there is a bad connection somewhere and generally shifting it around temporarily fixes it.

You been touching the platters on that photo? It's covered in dust and marks

I'm very surprised that case modders still think it's a good idea to cut windows into the top of the drive. They also always wonder why the drive kills itself after a few days!