CrystalDiskInfo does use generic interpretations of disks if it does not have specific attributes for a specific disk in its database. This is likely just a case of CrystalDiskInfo not supporting this SSD, perhaps because it's not a popular disk or they had issues getting the proper attribute data from the manufacturer.
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You won't get much empathy or help here. If you don't have a backup, then consider it a lesson learned. We do feel your pain, but it's also one to remember so you have backups the next time this happens.
While Microsoft is guilty of a lot of things, these kinds of issues typically end up being a PEBKAC error.
If you really want the data back, send it to a professional.
Otherwise check out the program called "Test Disk": https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
It may help find your lost folder.
WD and Toshiba portable drives have USB soldered on. Seagate portables still have a SATA interface.
Right, but that chart is OLD and talks nothing of modern processes. SLC, MLC are much less susceptible to loss of data because of only 2 or 4 voltage charge states per cell. Looking at QLC especially with 16 different voltage states per cell, just a small voltage loss would mean data corruption.
This is likely more concerning for well worn SSD's however, and not for a reasonably fresh one.
You don't need to full format a new hard drive. You can if you want to make sure there's no errors on the disk.
As far as SMR is concerned, connect it through USB supporting UASP, that's usually more a part of the USB chipset on the hard drive than anything else. Then you can TRIM the disk. Just be sure to let the disk idle for a bit after trimming it.
Your best bet is to have multiple copies and validate your data regularly. Doesn't really matter what you store it on.
From comments: https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/15022#issuecomment-1802428899
"This feature will be available in the OpenZFS 2.3 release, which is probably about a year out."
Dated Nov 8, 2023
So still needs some time to cook.
SMART Stats?
It's like buying a car and asking "did a get a good deal" without stating anything about the car.
If a second data drive dies during the "snapraid fix" operation for the first failed drive, will the fix for the first failed drive continue without issue?
If a fix operation started and a disk failed, it will fail out and you will have to start over and fix both disks.
Similarly, if one of the two parity drives fails during a sync operation, will the second parity drive allow the operation to complete successfully without any interaction from the user?
No. It will fail out and you will have to rebuild the new parity.
If a fix operation started and a disk failed, it will fail out and you will have to start over.
The warranty is only as good as the company offering it. In this case it would be offered by the seller, Evrymm, which sounds like one of those generic Chinese spam selling accounts. You may actually get the disk, but I wouldn't count on getting a replacement under any kind of warranty except for the 90 day Amazon one.
WD has the "WD Dashboard" utility that will allow you to run a LONG SMART test.