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Hard drive clicking sound (imgur.com)

submitted 8 months ago by parachute to c/techsupport

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Hi,

I have a WD 2TB passport that is making this weird clicking sound. I've had it for a while now. Is it time to get a new drive?

https://imgur.com/a/SpZyupL

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[–] ma11en 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Smash it with a hammer before recycling

[–] Bytemeister 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Too risky, disassemble the drive, shatter the platters, then melt them down and cast the material into a marble and drop it down a borehole at the nearest quarry.

[–] ma11en 1 points 8 months ago

I used to use platters as coffee mats at one of my old jobs.