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    Question What would happen to HDD with data if connected to SATA to USB docking station exceeding its max capacity, e.g. 14Tb HDD in max 12Tb cradle?

    I think the limitation is not technical (e.g. why use only 35 bits?) but marketing. Lack of information on the subject shocked me. I could not find any testing review anywhere with this issue pointed out. All materials I could find were about speed. Youtubers used 1-4Tb HDDs, moreover new ones...
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    Question What would happen to HDD with data if connected to SATA to USB docking station exceeding its max capacity, e.g. 14Tb HDD in max 12Tb cradle?

    This is my situation - i do not have an access to desktop PC where this disk was used. and this HDD is the only one I have with data, backups are stored far away. So it's better not to access it via SARTA->USB in my situation.
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    Question What would happen to HDD with data if connected to SATA to USB docking station exceeding its max capacity, e.g. 14Tb HDD in max 12Tb cradle?

    Thanks for this information! So maybe models that can read S.M.A.R.T do not have such limitations. I have encountered another such device description with explanation: Supports any standard SATA drive The SATA-V is perfect for a wide array of tasks and has many advantages over traditional...
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    Question What would happen to HDD with data if connected to SATA to USB docking station exceeding its max capacity, e.g. 14Tb HDD in max 12Tb cradle?

    Hi everyone! I have a 14Tb 3.5" HDD with data. I do not have desktop anymore, only Win11 laptop. Thus, I need to connect my 14TB HDD to the laptop via USB. The problem is that I cannot find on my local market any model of USB to SATA that supports more than 12TB data of storage. I also need an...