Hard drive not connecting to PC

WD External and Portable SSD Portable SSD
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For reference, I have this model of WD external HD: WD My Passport External Portable Hard Drive HDD (1 TB to 5 TB) | Western Digital

For a while i had to position the cord a certain way to get it to connect to my PC.
Now it won’t connect at all, even with a new cord. Could it be the port on the actual HD that’s messed up somehow and is there any way I can fix it.
I have a lot of valuable things on there I can’t afford to lose.

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Low cost USB cables for 2.5" and 3.5" disks are widely available

I found low cost 2.5" SATA SSD are $249 in Canada which make hard disks kind of passe

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I’ve tried other cables and it’s not that

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Could be the box is bad so a low cost USB box for desktop disks is an option

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Sorry I’m not familiar with what that is. Do you mean the port on the HD where the cord plugs into?

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Check on fleabay for USB 3.5 box and see if one pops up

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I’m still not sure what it is but found one for cheap
I’ll give it a try if there’s any chance of recovering my stuff

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These drives integrate the USB-SATA bridge electronics onto the HDD PCB. Therefore, a third party enclosure will not be of any use.

https://www.blizzarddr.com/western-digital-usb-hard-drives-inside/