I haven’t experienced any data loss (though after reading all the reports, I’m worried it might happen anytime) but the drive keeps “freezing” after 10-20 minutes of use. By freezing I mean it still appears on the desktop but its contents can’t be accessed. The whole system becomes “clogged” until I unplug the drive (from the mains or from the computer). If I plan it again, it’s back to normal… for a few minutes. After some use, it will freeze again.
I’ve tried many suggested solutions. None of these worked. The behaviour remained the same after each of these:
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updating WD Drive Manager
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uninstalling WD Drive Manager and all other WD software
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updating the drive’s firmware
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restoring (via Time Machine) from OS X 9.4 back to 9.3 (the errors started roughly around this time, can’t be sure exactly)
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using Verify option in Disk Utility prompted no errors
I’ve also tried Hardware approaches, but they didn’t make a difference either:
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plugging the drive on its own socket, instead of a power strip.
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connecting the drive by USB instead of FireWire
I’m out of ideas! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!