WD Elements 2TB External hard drive BLINKING LIGHT Problem

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This is the 2nd Western Digital external drive that I have lost data on.  I am done with them.  There is no excuse in this day and age to have hard drives die in months.   We buy externals to have backup. 

I am better off just putting in an extra drive in the PC.  I have used many brands- only WD have died.

If we have to pay to have data recovered- then why back up at all?  Thumbs down.