Has my SSD failed?

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I think the dreaded has happened. I was working on Ableton on Monday night and all of a sudden the computer just froze. When I restarted I got the flashing folder icon and couldn't boot to drive. When I go through internet recovery, disk utility sees the drive but says it's unformatted etc. Pics attached. I've tried placing the SSD in an enclosure but 2 other laptops won't pick it up.

 
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M1 Mac Studio, 11" iPad Pro 3rd Gen, iPhone 13 Pro Max, Watch Series 7, AirPods Pro
It looks like you are using an older version of Mac OS X/OS X/macOS. Can you please tell us more about your Mac and the OS?

It does look as though the drive isn't working. I remember the Samsung EVO had issues when running on older 2009-2012 Macs that were running current OS versions Lion-Mavericks.

Edit: I did just order a 1TB Crucial SSD from Amazon fo $89.
 
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Yeah It's a mid 2012 mbp running 10.15 I believe. It's not in great condition, power button doesn't work and turns on automatically when the charger is plugged in.

I've ordered a refurbished mid 2012 mbp that I can hopefully swap the hd in to.
 

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