HARD DRIVES

Does someone know how i can fix this?

My external HDD (WD) USB port broke. The actual port on the HDD is what is broken. I plug in the wire and it just pops back out and when i shook it, something was shaking inside the plug port.
I’ve asked a few people and they have told me to just buy a new enclosure for the drive.
Does anyone know where I can buy an enclosure for my drive?
I have really important files for school that I need to gain access to.
Also, if a new enclosure is not an option, how can i possibly transfer the information from that drive to a new drive?
Any help would be MUCH MUCH appreciated!
It’s a Western Digital 500 GB My Book (Model: WDBAAF5000EBK-NESN)

My nephew had the same problem with a WD mybook. I removed the enclosure (since it didn’t work I didn’t care if it broke the plastic). The drive inside is a typical SATA 3.5″ drive. Once you get the drive out it should tell you the model. I would search newegg for an external usb hdd enclosure. Some examples:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007705%20600006254%20600006272&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=20

How to disassemble MyBook:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Disassembling-a-Western-Digital-My-Book/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FlySnyJ0CQ

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