Is this drive dying and should I stop using it?Įxcept for the sounds, the only bad experience I ever had with this drive has been the occasional slow write speed.
#How to format wd elements external drive Offline
# 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 550. Custom backup options through WD SmartWare Pro, 256 AES volume encryption.
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1106 - Keep valuable data safe with this My Cloud EX2 Ultra external hard drive. # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1106. # 1 Extended offline Aborted by host 80% 1107. Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 The S.M.A.R.T data looks good to me (The Load_Cycle_Count is high I guess): = START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION = I wasn't able to return it as it contained my data and now it's out of warranty. I reformat it as NTFS, filled it with my data, And after months when I came back to use it, I found out it makes these noises regardless of the file-system. Sadly I thought it was related to the file-system as the sound was similar to random access head movements (I might be wrong). I remember it making these sounds the first time I plugged it in and tried to format it as ext4. And sometimes when it's not even mounted. I've got a WD Element 2TB which makes weird noises even when it's in IDLE.