I have nothing but problems with my current external (Seagate) on my Mini. From freezing to crashing my Finder, to locking me out and whatever else.
So either it's my Mini/OS or it's the external. I want to believe it is the external.
Any suggestions on hard drives would be appreciated
I'd get one from Apple so that at least if they recommend it, the drive should be good.
https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/accessories/storage?fh=3783%2Bdca40e%2B4891
Here are two good places to look.They have good prices and support their offerings:
macsales.com
crucial.com
Apple does not recommend, they allow "approved" vendors to list on their sites. There is a difference. These days, external drives are reasonably priced, compact, easy to install with provided USB cables and most do not require any external power. You may have to first reformat the disk, though. Finally, although a SSD drive may cost a bit more than an older technology spinning hard drive, they are a great deal faster. I have two and haven't had a moments problems with either one.
The only brands that have not let me down so far are SanDisk, WD and Toshiba. I no longer trust the big, heavy drives since losing data one time too many. As a result, I just portion out my files to smaller, more reliable "jump" drives like the Cruzer Glide. And they save a ton of space!
Best External Hard Drive Brand(s) For Mini M1?
