I have a Western Digital WD40EZAZ 4TB hard drive...

I have a Western Digital WD40EZAZ 4TB hard drive that is making repetitive clicking/ticking sounds but is still detected in BIOS. The drive is not accessible from the operating system and I have critical data on it that I need to recover. I have read about the "freezing trick" where you seal the hard drive in a plastic bag and place it in a freezer for several hours to temporarily contract the components, which may allow brief data recovery. My specific questions are: 1) Is freezing the WD40EZAZ drive a viable last resort option to attempt data recovery at home, or is professional clean-room recovery the only safe option to avoid further permanent damage and data loss? 2) What are the risks of attempting the freezing method on this specific WD40EZAZ model? 3) Would attempting the freeze potentially make the situation worse and reduce the chances of professional recovery afterwards?