I got here throughout a reasonably low cost harddrive model Frafuo, and googled about it and got here throughout the next put up:
https://www.reddit.com/r/datarecovery/feedback/t8u4yh/i_was_stupid_and_bought_a_cheap_external_harddrive/
In that put up, I learnt that it’s doable to “reprogram the [storage] system to report extra capability,and really simply overwrite the final 20% or so of the area repeatedly so as to suppress error messages.”
I additionally learnt of systematic protocols that I can undertake from:
https://www.winusb.internet/articles/fake-flash-test.html
and I want to make it a degree any more to verify or take a look at each storage unit I buy, earlier than I take advantage of it to actually write necessary recordsdata.
Nevertheless, the article above is flash-drive particular, and appears prefer it makes use of Home windows instruments.
How could I conduct an identical protocol for HDDs on a macOS10.13 or macOS12 (the 2 Macs that I personal run these variations)?
P.S.: I’ve seen an identical Apple SE put up like:
Can I inform if a tough drive is usable or pretend?
The reply in there mentions the way to spot with the attention with out testing if a harddrive is actual or pretend, which doesn’t absolutely reply my concern. I would like to actually do a full take a look at on a harddrive that may actually make me near 100% positive {that a} harddrive is usable, or genuine, even after I already know that I purchased it from dependable sources.
