My backup drive gave out right before a big data recovery job

I was getting ready to pull files for a client in Boise when my trusty 4TB WD MyBook just stopped showing up. It happened yesterday afternoon, right after I plugged it in to check the image files. I swapped cables and tried a different computer, but no luck, so now I'm running recovery software overnight. Anyone have a go-to external drive they've used for years without issues?

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the_jana20d ago

Honestly, I've had the opposite luck with WD drives. My last two failed within a year. Tbh I've had way better luck with basic Seagate ones for backups.

linda11420d ago

Ugh, that's the worst timing... @the_jana might be onto something with trying a different brand next time.

wesleyb2020d ago

Man, this whole hard drive talk is giving me flashbacks. My old laptop's drive died right before finals one year. Lost all my notes and a half-finished paper. I had to rewrite the whole thing from memory the night before. Never trusted that brand again.