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Is there any risk of total data loss from encrypting an entire 8TB HDD? (zerobytes.monster)

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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/luckandpreparation on 2025-06-30 20:09:46.

In the past I had a 4TB WD_Black HDD that I fully encrypted with Veracrypt but it would randomly corrupt and lose everything on it. Like no movement on the USB connection or anything but it randomly corrupts. It was super cheap ($80) and had alot of language on the box about gaming so maybe it's more suited for that...I have it now connected to my xbox and it's been flawless.

I want to now fully encrypt a Seagate Ironwolf Pro 8TB HDD and then move data onto it. Does the size of the drive make it any less stable or ideal for encryption?

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