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What is the procedure for updating the firmware on a USB-C external solid-state drive without risking data loss on a Mac?

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What is the procedure for updating the firmware on a USB-C external solid-state drive without risking data loss on a Mac?
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USB-C external SSD firmware update macOS manufacturer official Samsung SanDisk WD Crucial Kingston instructions Google ↗
  1. Internal SSD Firmware and Software · semiconductor.samsung.com
  2. KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD - Support · kingston.com

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