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My Book backups - commences but doesn't finish!

hello, I have a My Book 4TB unit which has been working well for a couple of years. It recently stopped the regular backups and started to making a noise. When I start a manual backup, the pop-up screen shows that the unit is preparing backup but never progresses beyond that.

Hi @PhilD2,

Please refer below link to check WD hard drive makes a repeated clicking sound:

Please refer below link to check if a WD drive is damaged or defective:

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