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does the extended test for my non accessible my passport 4 tb using western digital data lifeguard diagnoses erase my files??

Hi,

None of the tests will erase data on the drive . The DLG Extended Test performs a Full Media Scan to detect bad sectors:

https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6226

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