The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/leo72793 on 2024-12-28 05:49:56.

Hello, First time poster here.

I have a WD Blue WDBH2D0040HNC 4TB that randomly died. Used it fine 3 days ago and now just unreadable.

Im using it in my rig (gaming PC) as an emulation drive for ISO files, game emulators and different versions of games that have mod packs.

What is the 2024 replacement recommendation here? Ive had bad luck with Seagate Barracuda drives in the past failing a few days out of warranty (good ole 3TB issues back then). I wish i had a backup set for my T630 so i could just replace and recover the entire drive! big mistake on my part.