Q: Previously working 2TB SSD on USB enclosure suddenly needs initialization. What to do? I have the 2TB version of this Asgard AN3+ SSD and it is barely a month old with less than one write cycle on the drive:
https://asgardmemory.com/product/asgard-1tb-an3-nvme-m-2-internal-3600mb-s-ssd-metalic-red/
It's in a working Ugreen USB-C enclosure:
https://www.ugreen.com/products/enclosure-for-m-2-pci-e-nvme-ssd
The drive has 1.5TB of photos and videos on it. I was midway through copying files from a memory card to the drive when things suddenly stopped responding.

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*In Windows Disk Management it now says I need to initialize the disk with either MBR or GPT.


*It shows the disk as Not Initialized and the 2TB of space as Unallocated.


*I've tried the disk on a second Ugreen enclosure and it does the same thing.


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*Why would this suddenly happen?


*Should I initialize with MBR or GPT?


*What are the steps I should do to safely recover all of my data? Do I need to buy a second 2TB+ drive first to recover to? Or is there a way for me to initialize the drive and have it go back to being totally normal with all my files?


*Is this AN3+ drive defective then?
