Sandisk Update and a REAL Solution

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SanDisk has a page (https://support-en.wd.com/app/firmwareupdate) where you can input your serial number to see whether your drive might be affected by this problem. Broadly speaking, the issue relates to the following products: SanDisk Extreme Portable 4TB (SDSSDE61-4T00), SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable 4TB (SDSSDE81-4T00), SanDisk Extreme Pro 2TB (SDSSDE81-2T00), SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB (SDSSDE81-1T00) and WD My Passport 4TB (WDBAGF0040BGY).

ACT NOW and get some help.

EraseUS is that the company that makes the software I often use for recovery operations. They are offering a free Pro License to anyone who has been caught up in this SanDisk/WD mess.

How to get the free EaseUS license? 

Just email redemption@easeus.com with the title of SanDisk Extreme SSD Data Recovery Help Needed. And offer the following information to make we better know this event and offer more accurate help:

  1. Your SSD type;

  2. The time you bought the SSD

  3. The problem your SanDisk SSD caused to you

  4. Your OS- Mac or Windows – this will decide the license key version, Windows or Mac version

If your drives are affected, I'd suggest you to do this:

1.    Back up all data from those drives immediately to another location. The drive will probably fail soon if it has not done so already.

2.    Talk to SanDisk support to get a warranty replacement or follow their instructions to update the drive's firmware (PC users only.)

3.    Get over to EraseUS asap to get the tool you need for recovery.

What? NO LONGER USE THESE DRIVES!

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SOURCE: PETA PIXEL

As first reported at Peta Pixel (http://tiny.cc/c29avz), the SanDisk Extreme Pro are simply no longer a safe storage or backup tool. At first I really didn’t give this article much serious thought as all of mine SanDisks have been backed up. Then a friend of mine called, totally depressed with her potential loss of data from her recent Africa trip.

First off I told her I could help get her data back using software recovery programs that I have on hand (nothing by SanDisk or Western Digital). So I grabbed a recently used SanDisk SSD that I knew had images on it. Boom……No Images. I’m now concerned that I cant help her recover her data base on what I have read.

Fast forward, there is no fix and I’m lucky that I’m triple backed up using other types of drives. I must admit, I have been using these drives for several years and have recommended them to safari clients for years. No Longer.

Western Digital has stated that they will have a firmware fix our soon, but only after being hit with a class action suit.

For now, don’t use these drives and find another storage media ASAP and remap your backup flow if you use these drives. Later, I’ll share how I have changed my backup workflow and my move away from SanDisk.

Aerial View of Landmannalaugar, Iceland

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Flying high over the Highlands of Iceland with the Langjökull Glacier in the background.

Hasselblad H6D100C, 35-90mm @ 60mm, 1/750 sec. A tad bit slower than I wanted. The high overcast clouds consumed a great deal of light. Pressing the camera hard against my body and with the grip of a gorilla, I was able to utilize the lower shutter speed. Normally, I would want to be shooting around 1/2000 sec.

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