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Should I replace my SSD? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 2 years ago by SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/5332699

I have an SSD that's around 5 years old now. It used to be in my laptop. But then I upgraded my laptop and put it in a homeserver. It still works perfectly well but from what I've read, SSDs fail suddenly without much prior indications.

Do you think I should replace it already? It's not running any super important stuff. If it dies, it'll just mean that my media servers will be down for a day, not a super big deal since I have regular backups. I feel bad creating unnecessary e-waste, so I'll love to know your experience with SSDs and how frequently do you usually replace them.

Also, if you know a tool which can help me detect remaining lifespan of an SSD, that'll be very helpful. Thanks.

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[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not always does Crystal disk completely shine through the disk.
Had a sandisk 512GB SSD which was completely fine.
One day it suddenly became very slow with read and write performance. It was in the <20mb/s range amd painful to recover data from.
CrystalDisk said everything is fine. Health = Good.

Regarding the write cycles: If they ar used up the cells should enter a read only mode so that you should be able to recover the data from. Bad time if it's the OS though.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Regarding the write cycles: If they ar used up the cells should enter a read only mode so that you should be able to recover the data from. Bad time if it’s the OS though.

This has never happened to me, but I suspect it's because the controller is the primary failure point here.

[-] Fubar91@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Agreed, i mainly mention Crystaldisk because its a quick free tool. Definitely reccomend using multiple avenues of info gathering to determine hardware health.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Just saying so other less technical users don't take the statement as a one stop tool and don't act on it.

@User with an issue: If the SSD behaves abnormaly than usual, back it up asap and replace it.

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