My HDD started clicking and caused a VM crash—should I stop using it?
Today, while running a virtual machine, my Seagate 2TB hard drive began making repeated clicking sounds and the virtual machine crashed with a blue screen. The clicking happened…
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What Could Be Causing a Tapping Sound Inside My PC?
My computer has developed a strange tapping or clicking noise that doesn't seem to come from the fans. I temporarily stopped the fans, but the sound continued. It…
Can This WD Elements Drive Be Recovered After Repeated Clicking?
I lost an SD card and may have older backups stored on a 1TB WD Elements external hard drive. Unfortunately, the drive no longer stays connected. When I…
Should I Return a New External HDD That Clicks and Fails Complete Tests?
I bought a supposedly new WD My Passport 5TB external hard drive (WDBPKJ0050BBK-WESN), and it occasionally makes a mechanical clicking sound when it is idle—sometimes every few seconds,…
My 8TB external hard drive keeps clicking—should I replace it immediately?
I have a Seagate 8TB external hard drive connected to my NAS, and since yesterday it has been making a continuous clicking sound. I initially thought it might…