So I just found a file on my SSD that I can't read fully anymore. Worried. Got the stats. I don't really know much about SSDs. Does this mean this one might begin failing on me?
Btw, did you know that if you have a file that can't be read, and you ask Windows 10 to compress it, it'll successfully create a zip archive with only the chunk of the file before the unreadable bit, and NOT PUT UP A SINGLE ERROR MESSAGE?! Now you know.
I've been in a paycheck-to-playcheck situation for the past couple of years, so even something as trivial as getting new storage can be a bit difficult for me.
Thank you all for your generosity! 🙏 Going in to get a replacement.
(Machine goes into boot loop when attempting CHKDSK, and all proprietary tools error out. So I guess I'm lucky I noticed this when I did.)
@dosnostalgic SSDs are usually heavily overprovisioned, meaning their capacity is larger than stated, and bad "sectors" are just decommissioned and replaced by some from the reserve.
My offense here would actually be theCrystal tool: why put a huge "99% healthy" of the stats show otherwise?
Also, I have NEVER In 25 years with PCs got a SMART warning before disk death, despite some 10 drives actually dying. I did, however get warnings and the drives soldiered on for years. 🤷♂️
@dosnostalgic not sure if it's a good thing (you can retrieve part of data) or a bad thing (no error message? does it mean that you can have a lot of corrupted zip files without being alerted? :ablobcatknitsweats: )
@DrGravitas Looking into this right now, and it appears that no, I'm not fine and that GOOD thing means absolutely nothing. Apparently a Samsung EVO 870 thing.
I have the same model for the old system's 3rd drive (but I don't remember its values) and my understanding of SMART leads me to think you're alright. But, I can't speak to problems with individual model's lifetimes.
It's always a good idea to have backups even if it's healthy, though.
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