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lxgr ◴[] No.45050477[source]
"I installed a Windows update and my SSD died afterwards" doesn't seem like news, given that almost all Windows users periodically install Windows updates and SSDs sometimes fail.
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bayindirh ◴[] No.45050668[source]
Runaway processes are big problems for SSD life. A runaway file indexer, or a tool which re-writes large chunks of data can consume the TBW limit of an SSD pretty fast if it's left unchecked for long.
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1. lloydatkinson ◴[] No.45052674[source]
I seem to remember Spotify causing big problems because of this