Actually, some of the larger ones are the spinning type still. I recently got a six TB one that is, but I have an older 2 TB that is solid state.
> On Nov 10, 2025, at 08:20, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spinning drives are old tech. You will need to get a new one which is > solid state. > > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > Reality.sys corrupted. Universe halted. Reboot(Y/N) ? > > My e-Mail: > [email protected] > > On 11/10/2025 5:17 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: >> I’m not sure what’s suddenly gone down with my Toshiba external hard drive, >> since it was working fine last week, aside from me having had it for several >> years, so it’s probably on its last leg, and I unfortunately don’t have a >> secondary drive to back it up, and it may have just gone caput. I’ve >> plugged it into my Mac, am hearing it start up, as well as feeling it >> vibrate, but it’s not showing up in finder. >> However, it’s showing up in Disc Utility, but appears not to be able to >> read it, and disc utility acts like it couldn’t perform first aid on it. So >> I’m guessing at this point, I should consider the drive damaged? >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/53ca530e-d85f-47b3-828b-dd33051436b0%40icloud.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/68630943-5AD3-4DB7-A0A9-FEC9ABE159C4%40gmail.com.
