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WD Elements Drives fail to spin up

My external drive is just over 6 years old it has not been damaged or dropped i have tried a new power lead but it still spins then clicks repeatedly. Does anyone know a good reaonably proced data recovery specialist as this is the last option and I am loathed to buy a new one or two as a back upo until i can recover my data as I understand it s becoming a common problem with WD external drives after about 5 years

Hi, if you can hear clicking sounds there is not a lot you can do :confounded:, check the link below for a list of data recovery companies.

http://support.wdc.com/recovery/index.asp?wdc_lang=en

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