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Western Digital 12TB Easystore (shucked)

1 source-linked failure report. Most reported: Multiple shucked Easystore drive failures in NAS. Typical failure around 1 yr.

Reliability signal — · Insufficient data · data confidence Very Low

1 confirmed failure reports

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1 confirmed failure report · Insufficient data · Data confidence: Very Low

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Most common issue: Multiple shucked Easystore drive failures in NAS
Typical first failure: 1 yr; Median of confirmed reports with timing
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Multiple shucked Easystore drive failures in NAS1 · 100%

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What breaks?

What breaks? · reports

Multiple shucked Easystore drive failures in NAS

HDD

12 months

Forum / discussionIndexed Oct 5, 2026Source-linkedVerify source — Reddit post

Reddit r/homelab: Purchased ten on-sale WD 12TB Easystore externals from Best Buy for NAS shucking; post documents subsequent drive reliability/failure issues with the batch.

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12 months

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87%

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