Questions tagged [ssd]
Solid-state drive; a device that uses solid-state memory to persistently store data, often as a replacement for a traditional hard drive. Because SSDs do not use mechanical seeking to access data, they can provide much higher performance than hard drives especially with random I/O operations.
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two Win10 OS on different physical ssd device
I currently have two SSDs installed on my computer. On one SSD, I have Windows 10 installed for work-related tasks and office work. Recently, I acquired a new SSD specifically to store and run games. ...
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MFT supposedly corrupt, chkdsk doesn't fix it
I'm trying to make a backup image of my SSD on which Windows is installed, using Macrium Reflect Workstation.
The first time I tried, it was aborted somewhere in the middle and the logs mention it's ...
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"Desperate Cry for Help: SSD Nightmares - Repeated Failures, Endless Frustration" [closed]
I bought an SSD, and after a few months of use, it started booting always at the same previous point and nothing I did resolved it, not even with more advanced recovery or formatting software. So I ...
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Why are SSDs less prone to file corruption caused by sudden shutdowns?
I lived 8 years with HDDs. Every time when there was a power outage, or for whatever reason I had to force-shutdown the computer by turning off the PSU or pushing that fancy-yet-dangerous restart ...
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Can any data be recovered from an SSD after you reset windows?
If you reset your PC (windows reset), and you have a SSD, can anything be recovered?
What difference does choosing the “clean the drive” option make in terms of recovery?
Also, if you quickly turn off ...
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Kubuntu 23.10 freezes normal I/O operations on SSD
I have set up a dual boot system with Kubuntu 23.10 and Windows. Windows is installed on one SSD, while the other SSD is divided into two partitions - one NTFS shared between both operating systems, ...
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Why is an SSD NVMe appearing as an HDD on my Asus TUF gaming laptop?
I have an Asus TUF FX15 506LU-HN003 i5-10300H 16G 512 SSD GTX 1660Ti 6G 15.6 FHD IPS,black 144Hz that is running Windows 11.
The storage type is NVMe Micron_2210_MTFD.
This is what device manger shows:...
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How to find what programs are using an external SSD?
After buying a Samsung Portable SSD T7 shield I connected it to my Asus computer (running Windows 10) and then opened a setup file and followed the steps to install and put a password on the drive. ...
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Hard disk issues in Android [migrated]
I have Samsung SSD hard disk. I copy files from my Android device to hardDisk. Multiple times I disconnected hardDisk and connected hardDisk to phone and it worked fine.
After a day when I connected ...
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SATA RAID 0 (striping) configuration under Windows 11
I have a 'semi-newish' desktop I put together (GigaByte motherboard) with 2x M.2 500GB SSDs. I thought I had properly configured them in RAID 0 via the UEFI settings. Yet then today I was adding a ...
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Laptop wont boot, the story is getting long and I don't even know what to ask
My laptop stopped working in the middle of me using it. I try restarting and it sits at the Gateway logo for a while and then end up on a blue APTIO SETUP -AMI screen which I can't get beyond.
It has ...
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Internal SSD Drive drops randomly until restart
I hope this is the correct place to ask this.
I am on a ROG Zephyrus G15 running windows 11 that has two SATA ports that I use. One is the system drive that came pre-installed on my device, and the ...
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HP laptop uefi bios does not recognize SATA SSD M2
The UEFI BIOS of my HP ProBook G4 has stopped recognizing the SSD unexpectedly. Arch Linux recognizes Grub (which just crashes, though) but if I try to start the system from live USB the drive is not ...
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"Disk is starting to degrade. New SMART event detected."
When I look at Event Viewer I find an error that bothers me:
"Disk is starting to degrade. New SMART event detected."
This PC is brand new, so why am I getting the degrading message?
Disk ...
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Linux won't boot with f2fs
I recently had a hardware failure and replaced by old HDD with an SSD. Therefore I used f2fs for my root partition. But now I am unable to boot properly due to fsck failure. I keep getting the ...
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What is the best method to use an exFAT USB between Windows and Linux without causing errors on the disk?
I have a 2TB USB for transferring files between two systems. Everything worked fine, until I gave it accidentally a transfer in Ubutuntu 22, too big to swallow. Windows cannot repair the disk. I see ...
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File Transfer of ISO files using ROBOCOPY and Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V
I have these two products:
Virtual iODD External Encrypted Enclosure Virtual
Samsung SSD 4TB
I have a Sabrent SATA Driver Enclosure on the side connected to my main computer, with a Windows 10 OS. ...
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Can the youyeetooX1 bios, support any M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card?
Obviously, using a M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card (JMB585 or ASM1166 based) would allow to build a NAS from a youyeetoo X1 motherboard.
Did any one manage to do that and would you know if it might be ...
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Event ID 153 causing PC to freeze up while playing one game: Tarkov
Having issues playing one game with this SSD malfunctioning, I think.
Any time I played Tarkov in the past month I've had this event ID freeze my PC for about forty secs to a minute. It doesn't cause ...
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How do you know the partition letter of the SSD that just fried?
My OS is Windows 11 and I just encountered a multiple SSD failure due to PSU malfunction some part of the board on SSD are damage and BIOS can't pick it up anymore.
How can I know the damaged SSD ...
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Recover files from failed raid 0
I have a client whose laptop (Asus GX502) stopped working, and as I fix the laptop he wants his data from his drives, but problem is that when I connected the nvme SSDs (512 GB each) to my test ...
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Right parameters for defrag on Windows Server 2012 R2
In Windows Server 2012 R2 I used the standard dfrgui.exe to turn the scheduled optimization on. After several months I looked at the Defrag UI again and noticed that drives were never optimized since ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad L340 Gaming (15IRH) Windows 11 does not boot after disk clone
I am an ordinary Linux guy trying to upgrade my friend's laptop Lenovo IdeaPad L340 Gaming (15IRH).
The original disk NVMe 3.0 x4 Intel SSDPEKNW512G8L 512GB cloned using an image of the disk on an ...
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How to stop running a program (like Chrome) from an external SSD
A few years ago, I did something that enabled me to install the Chrome browser on an external SSD and run it from there. Apologies for being about as unspecific as it gets!
Because I don't remember ...
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After replacing hard drive in HP ProBook 4530s it doesn't boot or let me go to BIOS, it always goes to system diagnostics
If I attempt to boot with a "newly replaced" hard drive in my laptop (replaced original HDD with newer SSD), it says "no operating system found, hit F2 to run diagnostics"
If I hit ...
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I am attempting to add a second SSD to my Alienware M15 i7 and it is not working as expected
I am attempting to add a second SSD to my Alienware M15 i7.
I have a new 4 TB Crucial P3 Plus SSD NVMe (SSD) which is well seated in the available PCI slot.
The SSD is visible in my up to date BIOS.
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What secure erase in the fastest way on Windows 10 with cmd? [duplicate]
I have a program in QT, C++ and I want to secure erase the computer after a trigger. After this process, I do not want the old data on the SSD to be accessed by data recovery programs. I want this ...
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How does hot cloning a running Windows drive actually work?
I'm aware of the software options - what I mean is, how do they actually achieve this, when a running OS may be writing files such as logs, even if I try to not actively use it?
I read one comment ...
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PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU
I'm hoping someone can assist me. I've upgraded my MB & CPU to the following PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU. I've also added more RAM from 32 to 128. Along with a new 700W PSU.
I'm ...
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New SSD slow boot ~1m30s to boot
I have an old NP530U4B-S01FR that had HDD. I replaced it by a crucial 500Gb.
Installed new Windows 10 on it, after upgrading all drivers and updates, the boot time takes around 1m30s.
I tried ...
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Unexpected Power Loss Count meaning in SMART
I have bought a brand new HP SSD, I use it for backups and do that by opening the case and install it as a secondary drive.
Recently, I ran CrystalDiskInfo and found out a really weird indicator AE - ...
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Why sometimes the whole system crashes?
Sometimes when I work with Google Chrome, the whole system suddenly locks and the mouse and keyboard stop working. This usually happens when I'm working with Wampserver. Even once the local database ...
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On a new PC with PCI 4.0 express SSD: Cloning or new install of Windows? Any performance differences? [closed]
I recently received a new laptop, my old one is really in a stage in which productive work is not possible anymore. The new laptop is equipped with an Nvidia GTX 4080 12 Gb and a 12900 processor and ...
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Windows Server Scheduled Drive Optimization (defrag/TRIM) drives list is empty
I want to setup scheduled drives optimization on Windows Server 2019 (defrag HDDs and TRIM SSDs).
The Optimize Drives main window lists my drives properly. But when I want to select the drives that I ...
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Blue screen of death on a laptop, what could be the reason?
I have a MSI GS40 6QE (MS-14A1) laptop, it is already more than 6 years old and in the last 2 years blue screens of death have often appeared.
Various errors appear, but most often it is CRITICAL ...
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Why has my hard disk started dying all of a sudden? [closed]
I have explained the complete environment/set up of my laptop in this question. It is long, so I am not repeating it here. Please note that is a completely separate question and hence this is not a ...
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Do I need to overwrite free-space of my SSD?
I'm selling my gaming computer to a neighbor. As much as I trust him, I don't trust any third party who might get access to the computer. So I've come to the conclusion to overwrite the free space of ...
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Is M.2 NVMe SSD supported by Lenovo Thinkpad L490
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad L490 (2019) running i5 - 8th gen. It only has a B key slot (notch on the left with 5 pins to the left). I am looking to buy an SSD preferably M.2 NVMe but not sure if it’s ...
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Is it possible to partition a drive that has Bitlocker encryption on Windows 11 Pro? [duplicate]
I'm currently using Bitlocker encrypted SSD. And system is on it. It's single partition and the entire disk is encrypted.
I'd like to split the single partition into two partitions while enabling ...
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Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu on 2 separate drives Not working
I have a Dell Vostro 5581 laptop with Windows 10 installed.12GB RAM installed. Recently I installed a 500GB M.2 NVME SSD card. I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on this drive. So the 2 operating systems ...
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How to identify and delete Linux Bootloader/GRUB from my HDD?
Im using win 10 in my principal HDD.
I needed a dual boot with linux mint, which should be in my SSD, so I installed it. The problem is that it installed the BOOTLOADER in the EFI of my HDD and not in ...
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How do you TRIM unallocated/unformatted space after partition shrinking on an SSD in Windows?
How do you TRIM completely unused, unallocated, unformatted, unpartitioned space (but other volumes still exist) on an SSD in Windows 11, that used to contain data, for over provisioning? (For note: ...
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Is my SSD dead/corrupted? Or it is windows?
I use an NVMe SSD for my OS instalion, windows 11, and an HD for data and games
I left my computer turned on while i was eating, with the screen locked, when i got back the screen was not turning back ...
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Will saved CFD/CAD projects on HDD affect speed even if program is installed at SSD? [closed]
Programs are install on SSD.
If I want increase lifetime of SSD because of to much writing and save projects on HDD, is this good idea or will affect speed too much?
What are pros & cons of saved ...
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Can this M.2 SSD suddenly fail with moved/damaged capacitor?
Few days ago I built a new PC and of course I had to do something wrong. In this case I rotated the in-board M.2 plastic lock in the opposite direction and was wondering why it doesn't sit well.
After ...
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Windows 10 (C:\) in SSD to linux, moving the content of C:\users\me to (E:\)
I have Windows 10 installed in a 1 TB SSD (C:) and I want to use linux. To do so, I want to a backup of C:\users\me to (E:), that is a 1 TB HDD that I want to use as storage.
Is it possible to ...
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External USB SSD disk fails to mount at boot
I have two external drives attached to my Ubuntu Server 22.04.3. My /etc/fstab includes, among other things, the following two lines for the two drives:
/dev/disk/by-uuid/d7dbea69-0332-4d12-b905-...
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Windows C: drive apparently nearly empty but cannot account for the used storage
If I go to 'This PC', it says I have 22GB free out of 933GB, which is worrying.
However if I go into the C: drive, select all folders and files (including hidden ones) > right-click > Properties,...
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Do I need to create a partition if I want to use the whole drive?
This might sound silly but I googled quite a bit on this and found a lot of different approaches.
Basically, I just added a new drive to my system and ran mkfs.ext4 on it (using it for installing ...
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iMac mid 2011 Extremely slow after new SSD
I have put a few SSD's in this iMac and it has run really fast.
I have an SSD and HDD installed, and I install the OS on the SSD.
I recently replaced the 1TB SSD with a 2TB SSD for extra storage and ...
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