Forgot password for my WD passport

WD External Drives WD Portable Drives
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Hi,
I forgot my WD passport external hard drive password and need help in getting this recovered.

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Another absent minded person … Identical to this post , sorry but you’re in big trouble

I guess the whole point of password encryption is to protect your data
from prying eyes or if your drive gets stolen.

If it’s easy to by-pass the password encryption then “what’s the point” in having it ?