Couldn’t modify partition map. : (-69874)

Couldn’t modify partition map. : (-69874)

external exfat drive is missing partial data and i get "Couldn’t modify partition map. : (-69874)" error when i scan the parent drive under disk utility first aid .

what is going on ? anyone have any FSCK diskutil terminal commands for repair ?

its a high quality SSD that seems to be healthy according to Windows error checking tool and Mac first aid and WD Drive Utilities and EASE US partition master surface test scans .

all these scans show a healthy and repaired drive . except im missing data , and mac first aid proves that , by showing me an error code which makes sense since this is all yuckyyy . im glad that mac first aid is the only one that is proving there is a problem , because all these other software tools act like everything is all fine with the drive .

additionally , the drive is refusing to be imaged or recovered by software .

im sensing that if i format it , the error will be fixed - since the hardware is beautiful and has not been damaged . i just dont enjoy formatting drives just to resolve a minor issue . its very sloppy to delete all my data over an error lol .

if you have any terminal commands for FSCK diskutil , maybe that can repair the mapping issue and fix this kink ?

your help is appreciated ! cheers !