You Need These Hacks to Stop Your SSD From Dying Prematurely
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Summary
Solid-state drives (SSDs) have a limited lifespan of 500 to 3,000 write cycles, which can be quickly reached through everyday tasks such as file saving and web browsing.
SSDs offer no warning before they fail, which can result in sudden, irreversible data loss.
To prolong the life of an SSD, users should turn off automatic defragmentation, adjust Windows write-caching, and relocate high-write Windows features such as the page file and temp folder to a secondary hard disk drive.
Additionally, users should monitor the health of their SSD using free tools such as CrystalDiskMark, keeping an eye on variables such as health percentage, temperature, and reallocated sector count.
An SSD should be replaced when it reaches 80% to 85% of its rated write limit, rather than waiting for it to fail suddenly.