Hard drive making loud clicking / scratchy noise

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Jay_67

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Hello everybody, My solid state has recently gotten full so I started putting some games / movies on my WD black caviar hard drive , when I go to start games it makes a very loud and fast clicking noise im afraid its gonna break or something.. any idea whats causing this?
 
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Jay_67

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Is it safe to use it until I get the replacement?

 
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USAFRet

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Is this replacement coming tomorrow?
"loud clicking / scratchy noise" means it could actually die as I'm writing this.

Unplug it until you have a replacement.
Then, your first and only use should be to copy stuff from the dying drive to the new one.
 
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Jay_67

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By next week I will have a new drive. In the meantime Im not worried about it failing I just don't want it to catch fire or something and ruin other expensive parts.

 
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USAFRet

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And what are you putting on this dying drive?
Whatever it is, consider it a throwaway. Once the drive dies, you will not be able to retrieve anything from it.
 
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Jay_67

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Just a few games and movies.. nothing valuable lol

 
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