My new portable SSD 1TB SDSSDE30 1T00-G26 IS NOT DETECTED BY MY M2MAC BUT IS DETECTED IN OTHER MACBOOKS

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I recently bought a SanDisk 1TB Portable SSD, and it’s working perfectly on every device except M2 MacBooks.

Here’s what I’ve tested so far:

  • The SSD is detected instantly on M4 MacBooks, Windows PCs, and even my iPhone.

  • But it is not detected at all on any M2-chip MacBook (I tested multiple M2 models to confirm).

  • Different cables, ports, and even a fresh macOS install on one M2 Mac were tried — still not detected

  • The SSD is formatted as exFAT and all ohter formats were tried.

Has anyone seen this issue before? Do M2 MacBooks have a known compatibility problem with certain SanDisk SSDs? Any solutions or firmware updates available? This is really strange because every other device detects it normally.

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What model of iPhone?

Have you tried using a USB Hub, adapter, or USB-C to USB-C cable that is Apple certified, between the drive and the M2 Macs? What are the results?