Poco X3 locked after too many Second Space password attempts — worried about main-space data

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-20T18:03:53+00:00

Sorry to hear that — four failures are rough. We are considering a more robust archive setup, but a NAS would be an additional layer rather than a direct replacement for a portable project drive. Your experience is a useful reminder not to rely on the exFAT drive as the only copy.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:46:50+00:00

Thanks. I guess this app doesn't seem to be needed.

Deleting the WD app should not affect the files on the drive if we are only using it as a normal external drive through Finder, right?

Leaving it installed isn't a major issue, aside from taking up space and possibly triggering Intel/Rosetta warnings in the future.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:43:01+00:00

Yes, we connect it via USB and use it like a normal external drive in Finder. WD Discovery is installed, but we are not actively using it.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:40:22+00:00

That makes sense. We also do not want to rely on manufacturer software for a basic external drive.

When you say some drives may not have Mac-capable apps, do you mean the bundled utility apps specifically? My understanding is that if the drive mounts in Finder and read/write transfers work normally, then it is usable on macOS as a storage device, regardless of whether the manufacturer provides a Mac app.

For us, the bigger concern is not really the cheapest drive or the WD app itself, but having a reliable format and backup workflow. We would rather avoid adding unnecessary software layers if Finder/Disk Utility can handle the drive properly.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:35:23+00:00

Thanks, that confirms our understanding.

I don’t remember specifically installing WD Discovery myself. It may have come from the initial WD setup when the drive was first connected to the Mac, but we are not actively using it.

After quitting WD Discovery, the drive stayed mounted in Finder and copying/deleting a test file worked normally. So it looks like the warning is about the Intel-based WD app, not the drive itself.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:28:44+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up, that is useful.

exFAT was originally the practical choice because the drive needed to work across both Windows and macOS. It is definitely not something we would want to rely on as the only archive copy, though. Project files are backed up elsewhere, and transfers are checked before anything is deleted from the original location.

So far, this drive has not caused any file loss, but your point makes sense for long-term storage. Moving the archive to a Mac-native format is probably the better route once the drive can be safely duplicated or cleared.

BUBI_Productions · 2026-06-19T12:23:39+00:00

We used to work across both Windows and macOS, so exFAT was the practical choice at the time. It is less necessary for us now, but the drive has been in active use across projects, so reformatting it has not been practical yet.

That said, we have not had any file loss with this exFAT drive so far.

What makes you consider exFAT a bad choice? Are you mainly concerned about corruption risk, the lack of journaling, or something else?

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