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Should I replace my SSD? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org to c/hardware@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe to minimize your downtime you could get a new drive but set it up in RAID1 with your current SSD.

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a good idea but that machine is a mini pc, and there's only one M.2 slot.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Do You have other drive ports? MDRAID has a "write mostly" setting, which would allow mismatched SSD and HDD RAIDs.