My Passport for Mac - Not showing up

"Another one bites the dust. These WD, etc. external drives. People stop buying them. Just look at how often this problem comes up on IFIT. To repeat, buy separate SSD/HDD and external case. Both parts replaceable. Much more reliable and easily upgradable.

Having said that, open up the case to see if the HDD has a standard SATA connector. If it does you are lucky. Just buy a separate external case and install drive. If it still doesn't work then the drive is defective but you may be lucky and Photorec will work well with the new external case .

The question is, is it the WD controller or the drive itself that is the problem - or both?"