So how many more stories of these drives being absolute garbage do we all have?
Of all the drives I’ve ever owned. From Hitachi, Maxxtor, Seagate, Western Digital and others…this is the only one I’ve had that died. Apparently this is a trend with these particular drives?
This one is currently a paperweight
That drive is so bad it’s got its own Wikipedia article, like the Sinking of the Titanic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST3000DM001
Apparently the failures are due to two disimilar, incompatible materials used in the parking ramp.
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/08/apple-time-capsule-failure-hard-drive/