ssd

Hi all, is anyone here who has expert knowledge in erasing an external Samsung SSD securely? I heard of recommending encrypting the SSD with filevault and then just forget the keys would be enough. Thinking about it, would following method work? 1. Formatting/Erasing the SSD in Disk Utility...

Hey all, has anyone with a new M2 Air tested the SSD speeds? I’m wondering if it’s worth it to upgrade from the base storage if it will nearly double the speed like on the Pros, but don’t really want to have to go up to 512gb for it… Thanks!!

on my 512 gb ipad pro ver 3 11” I am full with 499 gb saved. It’s major item ks a massive 350 gb Photos file. I will be sailing away from internet for weeks at a time so need a working solution which allows me to get all or most of photos file onto a portable ssd. I also keep a copy of all...

I have been posting frequently on the USB on M1 Macs isn’t actually 10Gb/s? thread since owning a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro, but now that I use that Mac only for testing and also own a 2023 M3 Max MacBook Pro with 64GB memory, I thought I would put my new Orico enclosure, which I purchased via...

I've been an IPad Pro M1 2021 user and I'm pretty happy with it. I'm looking to buy an SSD to pair it with and manage space. I am editing 4k video and RAW images on the iPad and looking to use the SSD as a storage solution. The conventional SSDs on the market are a little pricey for me at the...

Hi all! It seems either the battery in my MBP has died or it's no longer accepting a charge (the MagSafe does not light up but works for other MBPs—and I'm also seeing the charging icon on the black Macbook screen—so it is being recognized). Unless you have any idea what might be wrong with my...

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I need to get a few 4GB external SSDs for my Late 2017 8-Core 3.2 iMac Pro. I want to get the fastest external SSD I can support. I'm currently trying to decide between a Samsung T7 SSD with 1050 MB/s or a T9 with 2000 MB/s read speeds or maybe even something I haven't even considered...

Hello , I'm looking for a 2TB or 4TB SSD for my MacBook Air M1. I want to put MacOS on it to have a second system for my work and keep my personal macOS safe in my Mac. Do you have any suggestions for a good-value SSD hard drive? Thank you in advance for your help

I recently sold a MBP with a T2 security chip hoping that my data is completely erased, beyond recovery. My understanding is that the “Erase all content and settings” feature securely erases the encryption key stored somewhere (I forgot the name). If I didn’t use this “Erase all content and...

I took a PCIe SSD out of a late 2013 iMac I put in an OWC external case to use with my Mac mini M2, (its an Aura Pro X2 480GB), however I forgot to erase it before taking it out of the iMac, now it won’t mount, so I’m trying to erase but it’s stuck “deleting volume”, I don’t think it’s working...

I recently purchased a Samsung T7 Shield SSD, and was surpised to find out there is Samsung's own proprietary security software installed. I don't know what encryption this is using, but I see from Disk Utility that the drive is format to Master Boot Record using ExFat. The advantage of this...

I have a Acasis TBU405Pro enclosure with WDBlack SN850X but it doesn't work as I need. I would like to use it like I use it like all my other external hard drive : mount them when I need them (for video editing) and unmount them when I no longer need them. So, even if I unmount the Acasis SSD...

I have just purchased a second-hand 2015 MacBook Pro, 13". Although old now, I plan to run Mojave on it for my wife. But I am having trouble getting it set up. It was on running on Monterey so I planned to reinstall the original operating system it shipped with - Yosemite - and then 'upgrade'...

Who has this installed on their MP 7,1? Very curious. No luck finding an independent review. If any forum member could provide a link to an independent review, please do share. And in the hopes of expanding potential responses, I'm open to the 32TB as well.

Have this issue that I have a 500GB SSD and the OS setup shows it as 3.7 TB Help??? If you need more info ask me.

6 years ago I had my 160gb ipod classic 6th/7th gen upgraded to 500gb ssd. Worked fine untill last week when the screen displayed sad face and cross and instructed to connect to itunes and restore, first ever time. I was not running Rockbox and instead the logic board was changed during the...

While checking on my SSD's health, I was surprised to see the Power Cycle Count of 70,619 yesterday. I was even more surprised to see it increase by 21 to 70,640 today, even though total pick-ups for today and yesterday were 9, and I've disabled 'put hard disks to sleep when possible' yesterday...

Hello Apple friends. In 2024 w/ many players not just the usual (Crucial, Micron, TeamGroup etc.) in the SATA SSD space, what's the cheapest 2TB SATA drive that's durable & reliable (speed is not a priority) w/ good warranty has anyone discovered? It doesn't need to be a popular brand name. I...

Hello Mac friends, Will using HFS+ damage SSDs (understanding that APFS was made of SSDs and HFS+ is for hardisks, for mechanical drives)? This is for Time Machine (speed is not a priority). If HFS+ won't damage the SSD, I'm switching from APFS to HFS+ hoping I won't get the 'not enough space'...