While not quite as tiny, an nvme enclosure with a real drive is likely going to be more reliable, assuming the USB port it’s connected to can actually supply th

While not quite as tiny, an nvme enclosure with a real drive is likely going to be more reliable, assuming the USB port it’s connected to can actually supply the power it needs. The enclosures I’m currently fond of are from dockcase, which have a capacitor (PLP meaning power loss protection), so if power is cut, the drive is sent a “oh shit make things safe now” signal and has a few seconds to do so. I use the larger versions, but there’s a 2230 sized one https://www.dockcase.com/products/dockcase-pocket-m2-nvme-smart-2230-ssd-enclosure-grey https://www.dockcase.com/products/dockcase-pocket-m2-nvme-sm... That said, expect all drives to fail. Some you get a warning, others you don’t, so have multiple backups. I don’t recommend the cheap vendor branded Samsung SSDs on eBay, had too many of those die with the firmware version reporting as “ERRMOD” (error mode). Another good thing to note, is how to power cycle SSDs. Outside of Samsung drives, this has worked on a few drives over the years that decided to suddenly stop working: https://dfarq.homeip.net/fix-dead-ssd/ https://dfarq.homeip.net/fix-dead-ssd/