Did You Buy a WD SMR Hard Drive? File Your Claim for Cash By Nov 27

This settlement is still on going until Nov 27, 2021 and since this thread is still on the forum, it appears WDC is agreeable to the terms of the settlement. This is perhaps because most My Cloud Home owner don’t realize what kind of hard drive is in their storage unit and don’t know the danger of data loss until the warranty or the claim is over. The following is a simple GSMARTCTL run and errors and error dates of the WD40EFAX SMR drive that is typical in the My Cloud Home storage, see the first post on how to find out for your unit.