Finally, a problem. :(

[portnoy]

Not with my Boxee Box, but the 1TB external drive nearly full of media made a single "click" and was no more. All media gone, drive can neither mount nor format. It is a 1 year old Western Digital Green 1TB drive. I need to replace it, what is a really long lasting 2TB drive priced in the low $100 range these days? I've over the years had dozens of drives, from 40 MB up and oddly enough never before suffered a loss. Some running 24/7 for over 10 years. Thanks.

[huhugrub]

Either Segate or Western Digital, failure rate is about the same on each company.

[gmd024]

I have many Western Digital Elements HDDs and quite a few older models also - none have ever failed -- even after 2 of the 2Tb Elements models fell approx. 5 feet onto a solid/hard surface

btw - if you would like to 'try' to salvage any data/files from your dead drive, put it in your freezer for a few hours - take it out and 'quickly' see if it will function long enough to copy the data from it - this 'sometimes' works - and if it works, try to keep it cool/cold long enough to get the data off of it -- and 'No', this is 'not' a joke!! -- but I must add... this sometimes works for a HDD that's still clicking - if yours did a 'One Click' and shut down, there may be no hope

Good Luck if you attempt this

[defenderbob]

the freezer trick only works if the issue is regarding spinning the drive.


Run Recuva on the disk

I have ~6 of the WD Green drives and havent had a failure - I though I posted a quick story on it, but it looks like I clicked the wrong damn button to post it (i need to quit using the "quick reply" option.

[gmd024]

the freezer trick only works if the issue is regarding spinning the drive.


Run Recuva on the disk

I have ~6 of the WD Green drives and havent had a failure - I though I posted a quick story on it, but it looks like I clicked the wrong damn button to post it (i need to quit using the "quick reply" option.

Personally I've only tried the freezer tip once on a friends drive... it didn't work - so I reverted to Recuva, and after about 18 hours, it didn't work either, because... "He's dead Jim!!"

What do you mean by... "only works if the issue is regarding spinning the drive. "