I just full format and check smart, seems like a lot of work for each drive…

Screen record as a last resort

I’ve never had my carry on bag weighed.

Carry up to 20 with this baby:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0714BK6RX?ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_8YFKNZTZM6RWSXCKMRM5&starsLeft=1&language=en-US

Not sure what you’re going for exactly but this is a good thunderbolt tape drive, quite expensive though:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1704636-REG/magstor_trb3_hl9_thunderbolt_3_lto9_desktop.html

It’s not dumb, I plan to get this to use as a backup to my desktop drives.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y3WDHLD?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_8CCNFDVKAAPFXYSVDY6Q&starsLeft=1&language=en-US

Use robocopy, comes with windows. Mirror command is what you’re looking for.