Power cuts can corrupt external SSDs on a Mac mini setup
An used with a became corrupted after an unexpected power outage. The important files were recovered with a one-month EaseUS data recovery license, and the SSD worked again after being formatted. A technician said this can happen when an SSD is cut off while it is busy reading or writing files.
MAMP had its set to the , so were stored there. Earlier random shutdowns also made MAMP behave strangely until the whole Mac was restarted. The same problem did not appear while the SSD was unplugged for about two weeks, which points to the setup as a likely part of the issue.
The drive was less than three months old and only used about 20GB out of 1TB. The model was a Verbatim Vx500 SSD with about 500MB/s read and write speed.
Key points
- An unexpected power outage corrupted an connected to a .
- Important files were recovered with EaseUS, then the SSD was formatted.
- MAMP used the as its for .
- A drive can be damaged if it is disconnected while files are being read or written.
- The SSD was a Verbatim Vx500 model rated around 500MB/s.