There might be some scenarios in which a problem with the computer itself, as opposed to a breakdown of its internal hard disk, could affect the external drive.

在一些情况下，比如电脑本身出问题而不是内置硬盘发生故障，外置硬盘就可能会受到影响。

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Whatever the exact breakdown, these two factors are increasingly hard to separate.

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Recently we have not been dominating the ruck area and the breakdown and I know the boys are going to be working hard on it this week - it is a real focus for us.

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