Samsung T9 external SSD drive shared between Mac and Windows based BC and unreadable files

Durtdog wrote:

When I run "first aid" on the Samsung SSD using the MacBook Pro I have an option to "restore" the device. The file that auto lists to be restored to the SSD is "Apple SSD AP1024Z Media". I am not familiar with the file name as I did not create it knowingly and I think it is either an auto generated temp file name or something I do not understand. Before committing to pressing "restore" I thought someone in the community may be able to offer some insights.

Don't touch the "Restore" option in Disk Utility. It takes data from one location & overwrites the destination.

First Aid is the only item in Disk Utility meant for attempting repairs to a file system.

The "Apple SSD AP1024Z Media" is the physical internal SSD of your Mac.

What format is the SSD? Macs and Windows use different formats. If the drive is being used on both a Mac and on Windows, it needs to be formatted so that both operating systems can read/write from/to the drive.