Used space on external HDD

That SSD is slow, at “Up to 550MB/s - USB-C, USB 3.1”. You probably want at least USB 3.2 speed which is double that. For example, the Samsung T7 Shield, which I have, and which Crystal Diskmark shows to consistently perform at 900+ MB/s when connected to my USB-C 3.2 port.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09VLK9W3S

But if you’re enamored with the carabiner hole in the Sandisk, they make a USB 3.2 version that’s even cheaper, and twice as fast:

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-1TB-Extreme-Portable-SDSSDE61-1T00-G25/dp/B08GTYFC37

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