Experiencing external SSD data corruption issues which I believe are related to power issues.
Evaluating if it’s worth upgrading power supply from official Raspberry Pi 3A USB-C power supply to Argon Forty’s 3.5A USB-C power supply.
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A Pi 4 shouldn't consume more than say 500-800mA (Reduce power consumption Raspberry PI 4) by itself, so I don't think your problem is with the power supply (unless of course it is a low quality one where voltages float around).
Corruption has other causes like for example SD card corruption
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Assuming that you are actually having power problems, and not problems with a poor quality or worn out SD card...
Power problems could be caused by:
- Poor quality power supply (not likely if it is an official Pi power supply and not damaged by surges or lightning)
- Over budget use of power by accessories (move them to a powered usb hub?)
- Inappropriate manual removal of power (stop that! Shut down cleanly first)
- Accidental removal of power (maybe look into a Pi rated UPS?)
- Dirty input power (again...Pi UPS?)
A higher voltage will not fix any of the above problems.
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