I bumped my main external hard drive off my desk (thankfully not plugged in), and something broke off because there’s something loose rattling in there. I tested to see if I can access my files and I still can, and I was able to safely eject it through the computer, so I’m assuming it works fine.
However, in the case it doesn’t, I don’t want to plug it back in again until I’m ready to back up all the data to a new hard drive. I’m looking for a 4TB SSD for the speed (moving large projects and huge folders of photos) and not deal with the risk of using traditional hard drives with moving parts. Any advice on what I should be looking out for when reading reviews?
Edit: I should add I have a $50 gift card to Best Buy and a $150 visa gift card that I could combine or use separately to bring down the price.