My $4000 Macbook Pro is currently:
* Unable to keep an external USB drive mounted long enough to back up because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/external-drives-keep-dismounting.2333824/)
* Unable to install apps from the app store because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253798157)
* Unable to upgrade its OS because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254529484)
* Unable to keep an external USB drive mounted long enough to back up because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/external-drives-keep-dismounting.2333824/)
* Unable to install apps from the app store because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253798157)
* Unable to upgrade its OS because of a long-standing Macos bug (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254529484)
External drives keep dismounting
Since updating my MacBook Air (2020, Intel) to MacOS 12.2 I'm having problems with two external WD 2TB SSDs. The strange thing is, it's all been working fine for > 1 year and suddenly isn't. If I connect one (via a USB to USB-C adapter) and drag and drop files to it, at some point it will...