I managed to get my order in 36mins after launch (512GB), it has arrived today.

It certainly isn’t a silver bullet l, but considering the amount of data that gets served through CDNs like Cloudflare, it should do something.

There are tools for this, but my recommendation is that if the data is important, don’t trust it. Follow 3-2-1 and keep some real backups of the important stuff. So use that drive, but also keep another copy elsewhere on different media.

Assuming the cable works correctly in something like your phone it is possible that some lint or something has built up in the usb c port. This can prevent the cable from being fully inserted and make it feel ‘mushy’. You should be able to clean it out gently with a plastic dental pick.