SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE ArmorATD External USB-C Portable Hard Drive 5TB - Space Gray

Easy to install because it has no app to define password or encryption software to protect data.

This is a very solid and reliable hard drive. Don't be fooled by fake reviews that deliberately try to discredit the brand.

trying to use as an external storage device for a windows pc. apparently it wasn't designed with detection by anything less than a macbook because screw any filthy windows user. trying to reformat is worse than pulling teeth, and directions to reformat require a minimum 2 years in computer science to get to work correctly. no drivers online for easy use or reformatting, so it's now a very expensive brick

I can't remember when I bought this 4TB model (through official Apple website), so I suppose it is beyond warranty date. It worked well for several years, then when I bought a Mac Mini M1 in 2022, things went downhill. The HDD would take a long time to start up on connection (5-10 mins), and would sometimes not unmount, claiming it was being used (even though all apps had been disconnected). My Time Machine partition got corrupted, and now I cannot access it. Sometimes, the drive completely refused to mount. It works somewhat better when I don't use the Satechi hub and connect direct to the Mac Mini, and works fine when I connect it to my 2011 MBP. This is not acceptable, as I do photography work. I am considering buying a professionally-recommended brand.

This is very heavy duty drive, perfect for reliability