[SOLVED] SSD Wear Indicator drops to 99% in 1 day of usage

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I just installed my SSD yesterday and today after i installed some programs in it, the Kingston SSD Manager shows 99% in the Wear Indicator. What should i do? Im very worried.
 
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There are spare blocks on the drive.
As used blocks eventually "wear out", they are retired, and these extra ones come into play.

It is reporting that 100% of those spare blocks are still unused. As is to be expected.

Don't stress. It is fine.

USAFRet

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And 6 months or a year from now, it will still be at 99%.
 
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Im worried, because i see people with 100% Wear indicator after 1 year

 

USAFRet

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And you have two options:

1. Contact Kingston and see what they say. Maybe a refund or replacement.

2. Monitor it in a couple of months. See what it says then.
 
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Ok, i will monitor, and if its something wrong it would drop to 98%?

 

USAFRet

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The "Spare Blocks" show as 100%.
It is fine.
 
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And whats this? So i shouldn't be worried then? :??:

 

USAFRet

Titan
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There are spare blocks on the drive.
As used blocks eventually "wear out", they are retired, and these extra ones come into play.

It is reporting that 100% of those spare blocks are still unused. As is to be expected.

Don't stress. It is fine.
 
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