External Hard Drives?

[Grandpappy]

I've been using a 'Seagate- 1Terrabyte' external hard drive for just over a year and I think it's breaking down! Are they worth repairing,CAN they be repaired and is there any test available that be run to find out if it is the drive breaking down or something else?
Or is it a trip to the PC Doctors?
Any help or advice appreciated
Thanks
Grandpappy

[VHG]

A lot of Seagate 1Tb drives have failed, I had one go myself.

Many get a "clcking" sound before failing, see here

http://www.pcpro.co.u...r-from-click-of-death

If I were you I would buy another drive quickly and copy everything to the new drive.

[AlBags]

Why exactly do you think it's breaking?
Try emptying the drive .. fixing/scanning for problems, then formatting and try again.

[Mobius1]

It's worth noting also that, should this be the alleged "click of death" your drive is still within manufacturers warranty. So if you do get a replacement, make sure you use the warranty. The warranty covers only the drive though - not the data stored on it.

[woofgang]

whatever you decide to do, if you value the data, and it isn't backed up, back it up NOW