Originally posted by scorpNZ:

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It would most probably void the warranty if you attempted to open it to get access to the hdd assuming there's security stickers on it,it would be best to either take it to a local WD approved repairer to get the hdd out to use in the computer directly or another external housing or contact WD directly to ask permission,either way you'll need access to the hdd to retrieve the data if the hdd isn't stuffed,lastly one drive is never enough not even two is enough to store stuff on unless you can afford to loose that data

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