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It could be something as minor as a power surge, broken connector, or firmware update that knocks out the enclosure and makes the drive inaccessible.
If you're shucking it, the enclosure is usually never used, so defects often go unnoticed.
moving forward. I did get a 2 year warranty with each of them and I was able to return the broken one without hassle…
These are local storage drives, not cloud based.
What data do you think is being stolen?
Your tinfoil hat might be on too tight.
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I have used them in personal use and business (IT) use. I can't imagine there could be much difference, being an external usb drive. It's either backing up using the rules of back up routines, or used to move files around to different locations
moving forward. I did get a 2 year warranty with each of them and I was able to return the broken one without hassle…
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moving forward. I did get a 2 year warranty with each of them and I was able to return the broken one without hassle…
How do you know it's the refurbishment and not the shipping method?
I've had plenty of brand new drives come DoA from Amazon and other retailers.
No carrier is perfect, but UPS has the fewest package throwers from what I've witnessed.
For instance my 14tb ones were cmr helium WDC_WD140EDGZ, which are white label RED Plus's.
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It could be something as minor as a power surge, broken connector, or firmware update that knocks out the enclosure and makes the drive inaccessible.
If you're shucking it, the enclosure is usually never used, so defects often go unnoticed.