External HDD suddenly transferring data slowly

[Antman]

Ensure that you check the serial number of the Passport device itself, not just the hard drive.
Warranty applies from date of manufacture, not date of sale.
Most external hard drive assemblies are shoddy pieces of junk. HDD technology is not well suited for the form factor. If you must use one, buy your own housing (with a fan and shock absorbers). Buy your own drive - Using WD drives as an example, get the Black label version with the longer warranty.

Avoid low cost drives listed online. Many of them are pulled from external drive assemblies and sold as bare drives.

Check it out -
Search pricing of 6TB hard drives.
Search pricing of 6TB external drive assemblies.

Why are the external assemblies less costly than the drive itself? Warranty. Also, manufacturing quality control knows which batch of drive platters and complete HDDs are more/less likely to fail in a given time frame. The good ones get a ‘black label’, the bad ones go into external drive assemblies.

[Antman]

Our goal remains -
Recover the data on the failing drive.

Please describe your PC tech skills.

[Antman]

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[dodohelp]

Our goal remains -
Recover the data on the failing drive.

Please describe your PC tech skills.

limited tech skills tbh but Im good at following tutorials I suppose. However my father is capable of safely removing the HDD from its casing and installing it on to a PC. He’s done this before when a Seagate external’s casing broke. I’ll get him to do this once I’ve bought a new HDD. Im thinking of buying a 4tb, would there be any brands/ retailers you’d recpmmend to avoid.

With regards to the warranty you have circled, Im in UK, so would EMEA apply? In which case its 2 years,

[Antman]

EMEA
Check the model number. I have no way of knowing if I found the correct marketing data.

I require a budget number before I can recommend a drive. I am certain that we can find a nice HDD for under $30 per TB.

As far as retailers go, I my recommendation is limited to:
Brick and mortar. The postman is not known for his concern of your packages.

[phillpower2]

Any update for us dodohelp?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us dodohelp? If unreplied to within 48hrs this thread will be closed.