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External Hard Drive Sounds

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Are there sounds that an external hard drive might make that would not mean it was failing?

I always thought the noise I heard was just it working, but now I'm reading about clicking being a bad thing, but I went to a site that had recordings of failing hard drives and none of them sound like mine.
 
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For the cost of hard drives right now, especially if you have important info on it, I think I would get a replacement if I were you. Avoid a potential disaster while you still can. That being said, if it's always made this noise it may be normal. I can't really say without hearing it but it doesn't sound like it from your description.
 
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