WD knew My Book Live remote execution exposure years ago!

This user has posted the most detailed information about data recovery: Help! All data in mybook live gone and owner password unknown - #227 by andyman1222

Other users have reported success with Ontrack EasyRecovery and PhotoRec.

Still others have had their hardware evaluated by a professional data recovery firm.

i am a small business owner, and ALL of my business was on my MyBook Live… :unamused:

Sorry to hear that. I hope you’re able to recover some of it. If it’s any consolation, most of us learn about data loss the hard way. (Many years ago, I did too!)