fix(external-storage): correct the storage reference check (#313) #1232

Job	Run time
build-lint-test (3.14, windows-latest)	6m 51s
build-lint-test (3.14, macos-arm)	6m 14s
build-lint-test (3.14, macos-intel)	9m 8s
build-lint-test (3.14, ubuntu-latest)	6m 6s
build-lint-test (3.10, macos-arm)	7m 48s
build-lint-test (3.10, windows-latest)	6m 49s
build-lint-test (3.10, ubuntu-latest)	6m 11s
build-lint-test (3.10, macos-intel)	12m 8s
	1h 1m 15s

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