Why my SSD TBW increasing automatically?

[itspriyank]

Hi I had posted the same issue when I had newly bought my SSD

Here is the link
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2556469/ssd-tbw-increasing-automatically.html

Since then its been more than 30 days and I have not installed even a single program on the computer and also the system was unused for more than 10 days. I have been using it just for web browsing.

The current TBW is 0.38.
I just don't understand why it is increasing so fast automatically.

 

[USAFRet]

0.38 of what? Terabytes? 380GB? Trivial.

Windows updates.
Restore points.
Temp files from browsing the web.

If, in a few months, it has increased dramatically...then you might have a problem. But you don't.
Just keep an eye on it and see what happens.

0.38TB (380GB) is trivial. The OS writes to the drive continually. Just a little teeny bit, but ALL the time.

Your grandchildren will be laughing before that drive dies due to too much TBW.

 

[itspriyank]

Hehe met you again. Yes its 0.38TB. So if it keeps on increasing regularly by such small intervals then should i ignore it considering it being trivial?

 

[USAFRet]

Hehe met you again. Yes its 0.38TB. So if it keeps on increasing regularly by such small intervals then should i ignore it considering it being trivial?

Yes.
My main C drive (120GB Kingston SSD), is at 9.3TB over 2.5+ years. Given that rate, my greatgreatgrandchildren could theoretically be using that drive.

But it will be obsolete simply due to size, long before it dies from too many write functions.

For instance...I have a couple of old Dell laptops. 1998 era. Came originally with a 2GB HDD. It still works, but only with the old software. There is little I could do with that 2GB drive today.
Similarly, I have a Sony VAIO from 2000. 10GB HDD. Again, far too small for use today.

A 120GB drive will see that same problem in the near future.

Your drive will not die.

 

[itspriyank]

Thanks for the details.
So as you had earlier said I should keep an eye. What kind of increase should alarm me or should I leave the TBW thing aside forever?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks for the details.
So as you had earlier said I should keep an eye. What kind of increase should alarm me or should I leave the TBW thing aside forever?

Check it again in 6 months. See what it is. If it has automagically jumped up to 20TB writes in that time, then there may be an issue.

Current consumer grade SSD's will handle hundreds of TB writes before they start to 'fail'. Hundreds of GB per day, every day, for years.
The specs may say 70TBW in the warranty. But for my demonstrated use case...normal desktop power user, boot drive, running 24/7...70TB = decades.

 

[ccampy]

Kitguru I think was a ran a test on a bunch of ssds they were sent doing 24-7 write to drive the first failed around 350TB and the last lasted until 700+TB so as other have said don't worry about the life the space will be too small or the drive too slow for a normal user before the life of the drive is reached

 

[itspriyank]

Thanks so much guys!!