yssirk123 wrote:
There appears to be some some significant issues with SanDisk Portable SSD external hard drives including outright failure as well as wiping disks. Attached is a link to an article that goes into more detail:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/sandisk-extreme-ssds-keep-abruptly-failing-firmware-fix-for-only-some-promised/
Additional: "SanDisk’s Extreme and Extreme Pro portable SSDs have been causing headaches for users, with sudden data wipes and, in some cases, drives becoming unreadable. These complaints have persisted for at least four months, and SanDisk has acknowledged the issue, promising a firmware fix that is expected to arrive “soon” However, it’s important to note that the firmware update has been confirmed only for the 4TB models, despite reports of issues with the 2TB drives as well.
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