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How to Recover Data from Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive

This page shares a data recovery method for drives that do not turn on or are disconnected from your PC due to hardware failure. We will cover data recovery using software in a future post. The following method is for physically damaged WD My Book drives. Damage is usually caused by the circuit board, which can be easily replaced.

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How to Recover Data from a Broken WD External Drive

  1. Remove the black plastic enclosure. You should be able to pop it open easily
  2. Remove every screw
  3. Remove the cage that protects the circuit board
    Western Digital MyBook data recovery Step 2

    Western Digital MyBook data recovery Step 1

  4. Connect your external hard drive to your PC using a hard drive enclosure.Western Digital MyBook data recovery Step 3

    Western Digital MyBook data recovery

5. Retrieve your data

Where to Buy an External Hard Drive Enclosure

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Product Information
Western Digital Part No: WD10000H1U|Genuine WD10000H1U Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB USB 2.0 3.5-Inch External Hard Drive (Black)

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