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Wd elements se bad sector

HELLO EVERYONE I AM NEW HERE, MYSELF ABHI FROM PUNJAB (INDIA)

I AM FACING PROBLEM IN MY EXTERNAL HDD (WD ELEMENTS 1078 (USB) HDD)

I AM FACING COPY AND MOVE DATA ISSUE EVERYTIME ITS STOPS PROCESS, WHEN I CHECK DATA LIFEGUARD DIAGNOSTICS SMART STATUS ITS SHOWS FAILED AND ITS SHOWS BAD SECTORS

SO HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE

THANKS AND REGARDS IN ADVANCE
ABHI

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Welcome abhihba,

Unfortunately, failed drive in SMART Test indicates that drive is not healthy and needs to be replace under warranty if available. If want to recover data, you can try with some data recovery software or tools.

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