Any difference for the damage of falling SSD to ground V.S. falling SSD to ground while working

[rockman413]

hi there,
I know for SSD, pretty solid, does not afraid of shock. but how about that my SSD (lacie 1T little big thunderbolt2) falls/drops to ground from desk while connected and working? Is it the same as drops/falls to ground while disconnected?

This dropped SSD still seems to working fine, should I worry anything? Does all SSD have bad sector mapping that it will always write new files to good sectors so I can continue use it and trust every data is good?

 

[Peter Martin]

Not unless it smashes hard enough to break electronics. Then the whole pc would be a mess

There are no moving parts

The ssd electronic take care of it. No worries. Windows auto trims once in a while to keep it optimized. It’s fine

Much more rugged than hdd

 

[USAFRet]

Dropped or not, new or old, full or empty....backup backup backup.

99% chance your drive is fine.
Are you willing to bet your data on that 1%?

And it's not necessarily the SSD inside, but the connectors on that external case.
Probably OK, but how much of a betting person are you?

 

[Peter Martin]

Listen to him. He’s telling truth. I have four different media backup plus cloud

Then your system can blow up and you lose nothing

 

[jsmithepa]

if dropped live, the connector may become ajar and bad data written to device, but other than that, permanent physical damage? no.

 

[rockman413]

I have data back ups. my question is mainly meaning to find out: If I can continue to trust that drive and use it and write new data to it and trust them will be good.

 

[rockman413]

Not unless it smashes hard enough to break electronics. Then the whole pc would be a mess

There are no moving parts

The ssd electronic take care of it. No worries. Windows auto trims once in a while to keep it optimized. It’s fine

Much more rugged than hdd

So dropped while working or not working, it's the same?

 

[USAFRet]

So dropped while working or not working, it's the same?

For an SSD, no difference to the physical drive.
There may have been a momentary power or data disconnect, and corrupted some data that was in write status when you dropped it.

 

[rockman413]

So dropped while working or not working, it's the same?

For an SSD, no difference to the physical drive.
There may have been a momentary power or data disconnect, and corrupted some data that was in write status when you dropped it.

Got it.
1. If I don't care about that currently writting data, can I continue to trust this SSD and continue to use it and trust everything new written will be 100% the same as original when read? I know we can never trust , so I have back up. My point is if that drop will make it less reliable even though it looks it's working.

 

[Peter Martin]

No. Unless the drop is hard enough to damage the electronics and then it wouldn’t work. If you keep back ups then you really shouldn’t even care

 

[aquielisunari]

hi there,
I know for SSD, pretty solid, does not afraid of shock. but how about that my SSD (lacie 1T little big thunderbolt2) falls/drops to ground from desk while connected and working? Is it the same as drops/falls to ground while disconnected?

This dropped SSD still seems to working fine, should I worry anything? Does all SSD have bad sector mapping that it will always write new files to good sectors so I can continue use it and trust every data is good?

Most SSD manufacturers include or have a SSD utility which can scan it for issues. https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/ and https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/magician/ are a couple options.

 

[USAFRet]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from rockman413 : "Is there a sector mapping/ sector for such mapping in SSD?"

Hi guys
Just want to learn some basic knowledge here.
So if a SSD gots dropped ,not while working or not working, ok, it dropped pretty bad and hurt something, if there are some bad cilps/sectors,
1. Is there sector detector and mapping device to control that all new data will write to avoid those bad clips/sectors?

2. If it exists , how about if the drop damages that such detector/mapping control device, is there another detector to detect if such detector is working fine, otherwise it won't work?

And if 1 and 2 both are true, pretty much means no matter how bad an SSD gots damaged, as long as it's still working, it's 100% guaranteed that we can trust that drive and continue using and all new written data will be good to read out as 100% the same as the original data.

 

[rockman413]

No. Unless the drop is hard enough to damage the electronics and then it wouldn’t work. If you keep back ups then you really shouldn’t even care

What are you replying to when you "No"? I got confused a little.

So once it's working then it's all good and the future data written to it will be as good as if it was never dropped. Right?

 

[rockman413]

help?!

 

[USAFRet]

help?!

Help for what?
What in the previous replies was unclear?

It's probably OK.
But any dropped item is suspect. The fall may have loosed some internal connector.

But it's probably OK.
As with any drive...new or old, dropped or swathed in cotton balls....backup backup backup.

 

[rockman413]

help?!

Help for what?
What in the previous replies was unclear?

It's probably OK.
But any dropped item is suspect. The fall may have loosed some internal connector.

But it's probably OK.
As with any drive...new or old, dropped or swathed in cotton balls....backup backup backup.

can I continue to trust this dropped while working SSD and continue to use it and trust everything new written will be 100% the same as original when read? I know we can never trust , so I have back up. My point is not about the backup or data but is about that if that drop will make it less reliable even though it looks it's working. For E.g., could it be the case that , yes it can be written but when reading out data is different , and even back up (which requires read) does not help.

 

[rockman413]

help?!

Help for what?
What in the previous replies was unclear?

It's probably OK.
But any dropped item is suspect. The fall may have loosed some internal connector.

But it's probably OK.
As with any drive...new or old, dropped or swathed in cotton balls....backup backup backup.

Didn't get an answer for this question:
Hi guys
Just want to learn some basic knowledge here.
So if a SSD gots dropped ,not while working or not working, ok, it dropped pretty bad and hurt something, if there are some bad cilps/sectors,
1. Is there sector detector and mapping device to control that all new data will write to avoid those bad clips/sectors?

2. If it exists , how about if the drop damages that such detector/mapping control device, is there another detector to detect if such detector is working fine, otherwise it won't work?

And if 1 and 2 both are true, pretty much means no matter how bad an SSD gots damaged, as long as it's still working, it's 100% guaranteed that we can trust that drive and continue using and all new written data will be good to read out as 100% the same as the original data.

 

[USAFRet]

And if 1 and 2 both are true, pretty much means no matter how bad an SSD gots damaged, as long as it's still working, it's 100% guaranteed that we can trust that drive and continue using and all new written data will be good to read out as 100% the same as the original data.

There is no 100% guarantee.

 

[rockman413]

And if 1 and 2 both are true, pretty much means no matter how bad an SSD gots damaged, as long as it's still working, it's 100% guaranteed that we can trust that drive and continue using and all new written data will be good to read out as 100% the same as the original data.

There is no 100% guarantee.

yes, no 100% guarantee. But can anyone know the SSD technics share if such 1 and 2 exsit?

 

[USAFRet]

yes, no 100% guarantee. But can anyone know the SSD technics share if such 1 and 2 exsit?

A detector to detect that the bad block detector has failed?
Um, no...