Firmware update is not resolved, Xisu SanDisk Extreme mobile hard drive still has the problem of suddenly erasing data.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com August 11 news, since the beginning of this year, many consumers who bought SanDisk Extreme mobile hard drive reported on e-commerce platform and social platform, there are all kinds of strange problems, such as suddenly erasing data, unable to read and so on.

Western Digital acknowledged the problem, saying that the problem occurred on a batch of hard drives that were mass produced at the end of 2022, mainly affecting 4TB models, and had recently released firmware updates to resolve reliability issues for its SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro SSD.

CTOnews.com Note: The Verge, PetaPixel and other foreign science and technology media reported that Western Digital sent firmware updates to SanDisk Extreme V2 and Extreme Pro V2 of 2TB and 4TB models, not only did not contain the problem, but more models were affected.

It is reported that after updating the firmware, SanDisk Pro-G40 SSD also had the problem of data loss, which led to repeated crashes of DaVinci Resolve.

Reddit user Filmmaking_David reported that because of this problem, dealers have begun to sell these SanDisk mobile hard drives with the attitude of clearing inventory, and according to foreign technology media Tech News Space reports, the highest discount is up to 70% discount.

Related readings:

"Western Digital promises to release firmware updates for failed SanDisk Extreme mobile hard drives"