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    Question SSD data drive suddenly stopped working last night and then win10 couldn’t see it or initialize it anymore. How can I diagnose/fix?

    Crucial did say you can power up the SSD but remove the data cable.............let it sit for about 30 minutes before connecting data cable..............it might work after that
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    lifespan = 75% 16,779 GB written (620 GB written compared to previous 606 GB) :bounce: write amplification...........still at 1.75......
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    News Formula 1 management shocked team used Excel for 20,000-part inventory, now replacing 'impossible to navigate' sheet

    that's why Williams is now a joke in F1........... :bounce:
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    just curious
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    if the WAF is over 3.0 for over 4 years.............how come the Life Remaining only dropped over 7% in 4 years ??!!
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    that's good to hear.............just that the amount of writes per 1% drop in life is lower than when it was brand new..........so i worry that something's wrong
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    i'm afraid so..........it's a 250GB boot drive...........so 1% drop per 600GB written....... should be okay ?
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    life just dropped to 76%.............. 16,159 GB written (606GB written compared to 602GB written for last 1% drop in life)........ write amplification...........still at 1.75......
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    News More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside ma...

    i only found out about fake SD cards last year...............i thought nobody will bother making fake ones since they don't cost that much !
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    Question Trim function on external SSDs ?

    Crucial says their MX500 model is designed to work without TRIM.........so perhaps TRIM is not needed after all ?
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    News More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside ma...

    what about microSD cards like the SanDisk Extreme that comes with lifetime warranty........if buying from an authorized dealer - it should be a good choice for a handphone ?
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    life just dropped to 77%.............. 15,553 GB written (602GB written compared to 621GB written for last 1% drop in life)........ write amplification...........up to 1.75......
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    Question I'm unsure what MicroSD card to purchase for my phone ?

    Sandisk Extreme has lifetime warranty so maybe worth considering
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    News Your washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive o...

    well...... the washing machine needs to update it's followers on Reddit, FaceBook, etc etc......so completely reasonable.......... :rofl:
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    Question Crucial MX500 500GB SATA SSD - - - Remaining Life decreasing fast despite only a few bytes being written to it ?

    life just dropped to 78%.............. 14,951 GB written (621GB written compared to 633GB written for last 1% drop in life)........:cautious: write amplification...........up to 1.75...... :disrelieved:
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