here is the latest.. i did recover the drive last night...
prior recovery, the drive gave no letter so i followed your first instructions on the previous page... then i assigned to letter G:...
i didnt do anything yet after recovery... i was able to access all folders...
diag utility test results... failed...
since this is the 3rd time i recovered my external drive, id notice that on a specific folder, copying a file to this folder, or copying a file from this folder tends to make the drive being unresponsive....
could this be a bad sector??
(I am back after a good night's sleep and a clear vision - which of course deteriorates by evening and refuses to read anything. I am gonna reduce my exposure to the screen.)
Those are corrupted files, Can't do a thing about it.
Back up whatever you can, leaving aside the problem files/folders.
Your drive in any case has failed.
If it is under warranty, get a replacement or buy a new one, but not WD again.
Most of the problems encountered on this forum as also elsewhere are with WDs.
I would now close on this thread. To mark it as solved or not solved is upto you. :)
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