WD Elements not finishing load when plugged in

I have an Elements 1TB portyable hard drive that stopped working during a large transfer.

The light and power goes on but the actual drive doesn’t finish loading.

The letter comes up in windows explorer but the bar with 100GB free of 910Gb does not.  Also the green bar at the top gets nearly to the end then stops just as it reaches the X in the address bar.

Also, every now and then there is a small click from inside.

i tried to upload a picture but site wouldn’t let me even after upgrading adobe flash.

Any ideas?

Hello, try using another USB cable or connecting the Elements to another computer to verify if the same problem keeps happening. You can also try running a test using DLG. Check the link below for the steps. 

How to test a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows