This is ridiculous. It broke down with no warning just 3 months after the 2-year warranty expired ... !!! There no stress whatsoever. I didn't move for the entire time, no duat, no high temperatures. No unplugging. Nothing !!!
I have other disks (Toshiba, Samsung & Seagate) that are 5+ years old and they work impeccanly under the same conditions.
This is completely unacceptable and I AM DEFINITELY ÐONE WITH BUYING ANY WD PRODUCTS.
By all means, take your time ... You have plenty of time to get your act together until you lose all your other customers and get labeled as the company producing the worst disks ever and robbing your customers of their money, data and time ...