The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/ueommm on 2025-04-23 06:32:20.
Has this happen to any of you??
I can't actually believe this is happening. Last time I bought a 16TB, thinking I would expand my storage, but almost as soon as I bought it, the old 16TB drive failed, so instead of 32TB, I got the same 16TB of storage after paying extra money. And now, fucking once again, bcoz that last 16TB has failed I am running out of space, so I bought a new drive literally 2 days ago, and today, an old drive out of nowhere has failed, when it has been working normal for the last few years, like WTF???? I wouldn't be THIS ANGRY if it failed randomly anytime in the last year, but you failed AS SOON AS I bought a new drive??? WTF???? Is the god playing a joke on me or what?? Sure maybe I have run it a lot these few days by copy and pasting and backing up all the data onto this drive, but still, WTF?? You are supposed to do ONE job which is to store data and you have COMPLETELY failed!!! FUCK YOU WESTERN DIGITAL MY PASSPORT!
Western Digital is the WORST brand EVER. DO NOT fucking buy it. EVERY SINGLE DRIVE I have ever bought from them have failed. FUCK! Now I have to spend money again to buy a new drive to replace it. I am not saying Seagate is absolutely better, bcoz that last 16TB that failed is a Seagate external, but at least I have one Seagate drive that is still working after many years, I do not have a single WD drive that is still working after a few years.