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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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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[-] macallik@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Not a huge deal, but if the SSD goes on to last for X more years, buying an SSD today to save a bit of time will seem pretty poorly thought-out in retrospect

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 years ago

Make use of it then! Or even better, ZFS mirror or RAID 1 so that if one dies the other holds a perfect copy and can continue running unaffected.

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