On Friday, Western Digital issued its first public statement regarding the issue since its discovery months ago. In an interview with ArsTechnica, the company announced that it had developed a software update specifically for the 4TB variants of the SanDisk Extreme and Extreme Pro SSDs. “Western Digital is aware of reports indicating some customers have experienced an issue with 4TB SanDisk Extreme and/or Extreme Pro portable SSDs (SDSSDE61-4T00 and SDSSDE81-4T00 respectively),” the statement read. “We have resolved the issue and will publish a firmware update to our website soon. Customers with questions or experiencing issues should contact our Customer Support team for assistance.”
