Thanks for the explanation,I didn't consider this other use case. There are some ways of making a SATA connection read-only [0], but surely not as convenient as

Thanks for the explanation,I didn't consider this other use case. There are some ways of making a SATA connection read-only [0], but surely not as convenient as flipping a switch on a tape. [0] https://www.nightofthedead.org/security/hardware-write-protection-a-sum-up-of-write-blockers-read-only-adapter-usb-sticks-sd-cards-and-more/ https://www.nightofthedead.org/security/hardware-write-prote...