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.

  • Fubar91@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year 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.comEnglish
      2·
      1 year 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.