External Hard Drive Stops Spinning, need expert advice!

[Jerry256]

Hey everyone. I have a problem with my external hard drive i bought just over a year ago. Today, while i was copying some files over to my computer, it suddenly stopped working. First, i thought it was a software issue, then quickly realised the hard drive stopped making noise (that wirr noise it makes when it spins).

I am quite sure now that is the problem. However, fixing it is another matter.

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Thank you for your time,

Jeff