I have an extreme Pro 2TB but terrified of data loss so recently got a T7 shield and using it on my MacbookPro. This is the 2nd attempt and the drive just got corrupted because while transferring files, Finder crashed/lagged and i had to force shut it down. And then, I wasn’t able to eject the T7 Shield so i had to force eject and then it wiped the T7 after having just transferred. To be clear i was in proceess transfering from Extreme to T7
Does anyone have any other recommendations? I am done with the T7 and wasting time trying to get it to work without losing data
The T7 series gets very hot under sustained writes, hot enough to be uncomfortable to hold, and as you’ve found, sometimes hot enough to shut itself down. I have also seen that problem with intermittent writes if the drive is buried under papers, so I make sure that it is on the desk with available airflow near it.
If I’m going to be doing a bulk write to fill up one of my non-Shield T7s, I literally place a metal bowl with ice directly on top of it for the duration of the transfer. But I’ve found that extreme step is only necessary when I’m writing continuously. YMMV.