I got here throughout a quite low-cost harddrive model Frafuo, and googled about it and got here throughout the next publish:
https://www.reddit.com/r/datarecovery/feedback/t8u4yh/i_was_stupid_and_bought_a_cheap_external_harddrive/
In that publish, I learnt that it’s attainable to “reprogram the [storage] system to report extra capability,and truly simply overwrite the final 20% or so of the house 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 test or take a look at each storage unit I buy, earlier than I take advantage of it to actually write necessary recordsdata.
Nonetheless, the article above is flash-drive particular, and appears prefer it makes use of Home windows instruments.
How could I conduct the same protocol for HDDs on a macOS10.13 or macOS12 (the 2 Macs that I personal run these variations)?
P.S.: I’ve seen the same Apple SE publish like:
Can I inform if a tough drive is usable or pretend?
The reply in there mentions how one can spot with the attention with out testing if a harddrive is actual or pretend, which doesn’t absolutely reply my concern. I might 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 once I already know that I purchased it from dependable sources.