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I'm not using it for storage.

It is a dead drive. It is no more.

It is an "ex" drive.

Anyway, the issue is not using a SATA to USB interface, the SATA interface on the drive is dead. It is a special drive in that it also has a mini-USB connector on the drive. So, there wasn't even a need for the USB to SATA interface. The wiggling wasn't on the cable, it was pressing the chips and components on the drive to reconnect whatever was intermittent.

See, I have the drive pulled apart. On an SSD, this means the cover is off and the PCB is exposed/removed.
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