External disk ejection warnings on Mac Studio
I've connected a Sandisk Extreme (v2) external SSD to my Mac Studio (M1 Max) via the Thunderbolt 4 ports in the back (which also support USB 3.1 gen 2). This is a bus powered external drive.
Upon awakening from sleep, I frequently get warnings about the external disk being ejected inappropriately. Despite that, when I check in Finder, the external drive is still, indeed, connected. Oddly, when I attach the external drive to one of the USB-C drives in the front of the Mac Studio, the disk ejection warnings seem to go away.
- Are there key differences between the front and back ports (other than Thunderbolt off course) that would cause the different behavior?
- Any way to use my external drive with the back Thunderbolt ports without out getting frequent disk ejection warnings?
- Although the back Thunderbolt ports support USB 3.1 (gen 2), I cannot find the USB version spec for the front USB-C ports (other than 10g/sec read). Anyone know?
Thanks for any advice.
