I never knew this existed, I always have anxiety about my SSD breaking and losing all my data so when I checked my SSD's health and saw it at 47%, it just gave me more reasons to backup. Good video keep up the great work!
I''m running Windows 11, build 22621.1848 on a laptop with an Evo 980 Pro and there is no Drive Health information on this screen. This may be because I have the Samsung Magician software installed. Even so, this video contains great information. Thank you.
I knew there were ways to do this, but I didn't know this particular one or how easy it was. Cheers. The temperature readouts are especially useful as I can't seem to get them to display using my typical means.
Coming back to this video my SSD is still at 96% after previously having heavy usage on the drive for doing Linux Distributions in VMs on my PC Really mostly doing light tasks now Always a good idea to not abuse the SSD too much all the time and this is what I did I immediately stopped after it dropped to 96% to avoid further abuse to the drive and to help extend the lifespan for years to come Heres the amount of writes I did before I stopped abusing my drive 26,950
@@EasyPcRepairs honestly though I would never abuse it that much but I only did it just for the purpose of doing Linux Distributions in VMs which isn't right or wrong at all If it was a SSD with a much lower endurance rating then no I wouldn't abuse it that much
@@EasyPcRepairsAlso btw my SSD is 256GB and I say it's pretty decent for running Linux Distros in VMs I have estimated that by the time the SSD reaches 35,000 it should drop to 95% as I don't expect it to drop further for a while
Hi Dave, I love your videos! I’ve learned a ton watching your videos especially in terms of building computers. Are there any plans to make more videos on building gaming computers? Or any plans on making videos on providing suggestions on things to consider when building a gaming computer? Thank you!
Thank you! Yes, many of my videos will be based (or sometimes loosely based) around building computers, and other tips too. Did you have a video in mind that you would like to see?
@@EasyPcRepairs Thank you for your response! I always enjoy watching you build a computer from scratch, as I’m planning to build my own in the near future and your videos give me confidence that I can do so. One specific area I am interested in is how to tell if all the parts will be compatible with one another when it comes time to actually put them together, and if there is anything to look out for when buying the components.
Mine is 96% and my computer is 3 years old Was expecting it since it's very unusual to have it still at 100% after 2 years Let me remind you that your computer will be changed before that SSD fails so i wouldn't worry about it
@@DalmationProductions i had a 40GB seagte in Pentium 3 from early 2000s it lasted me a decade didnt failed i threw the PC since it was obsolete, i still have WD blue 1TB it is also 6-7 years old doing well. I have a preinstalled toshiba 500gb hdd in one of my true work horse 3rd gen acer laptop to this day it is fine i traveled with did daily running with while it was in backpack used the machine for like 5 hours atleast daily it is about 8-9 years old and still running.
@@Am_Had yeah there are some HDDs out there that are 10-20 years old which isn't surprising given that they typically do have a shorter lifespan over a SSD
My NVMe SSD used 3 years. health 85% and temperatures 39. Is it okay or not , Please help me . Casue when i install windows in my ssd , it shows always blue screen problem. that why i install windows in HDD. But blue screen is solved .
Thank for the video i didn't know their is health in pc storage because my m.2 has been not recognised by my pc so thank you very much i just buy a new one
Tools that output SSD's life expectancy are wildly unreliable -- and in the user's favor. All SSDs are given a TBW (terabytes written) value, by the manufacturer. The manufacturer warranties your SSD to not fail, before you have written that amount of data to the SSD (or the X number of years, whichever comes first). The TBW value given to an SSD will vary from model to model. Tools, such as Samsung's Magician, and the Windows tool demonstrated by our host, read the TBW value that is stored on the SSD. The SSD also maintains a record of how many bytes have been written to it. So SSD tools simply compare the SSD TBW figure that was provided by the manufacturer to the number of bytes its own recording keeping has logged. So let's say that your SSD has a 1200 TBW value. When you have written 600 TB to the drive, SSD tools will show that you have 50% life expectancy remaining. But that is wildly inaccurate. Why? Your SSD will last far beyond the 1200 TBW figure. Your SSD will not die, freeze up, or act up, or slow down, etc, when you reach 1200 TBW. This was put to the test with Chia crypt-o mining. That process requires a huge partition, to create 100+ GB size files. The file creation process writes over 1 TB of data, for each file created. Unless you have 256+ GB of RAM, you will use an SSD for the creation process. The latter is what 90%+ of Chia miners did. If you check the Chia forums, you will see that no one has reported that they wore out their SSD, and countless people have been writing to their SSD 24/7/365 for 3+ years. You will likely get 10x the TBW value, or more, before your SSD will have problems. For typical day-to-day use, your SSD will out live you, your child, your grandchild, and so on. Even if you do lots of video rendering, your SSD will still outlive you. The only way to kill your SSD is to either write to it, non-stop, for many years (at least 3), or to burn it out from heat (in case you write to it heavily with no cooling (and your SSD keeps a log of its temperature, so the manufacturer has an excuse to not honor the warranty)). So why do manufacturers use a TBW value that is clearly low? 1) When they started manufacturing SSDs, they could not know for sure how much data could be written to it. They probably had a rough idea. But the only way to know for sure would be for them to write to it for years. Well, they are not going to hold off on selling their product for years. So they had to come up with a TBW number, without really knowing what that number should be. But #2, and especially #3, below, is nefarious. 2) By rating, for example, an SSD's TBW value at 1200, the manufacturer can deny you a warranty claim if you exceeded 1200 TBW. Even though that SSD could handle 12,000 TBW, the manufacturer will simply deny your warranty claim. Your SSD could die, having nothing to do with you exceeding 1200 TBW, and they will simply not honor your claim. 3) People use a tool and see that their SSD is down to 20% (or whatever). They get worried, or feel uncomfortable, and so they go out an purchase another SSD that they did not need. If they had not seen 20% remaining, they would not have wasted money on a new SSD. So a low TBW value boosts sales. If your SSD fails, it is not going to be due to writing too much data to it. If it fails, it will be due to heat, or a power surge, or a manufacturing defect. Tools that show you your SSD's statistics should be used out of curiosity, and to know if you are about to end your warranty. Do no use such tools to determine the health of your SSD.
Windows 10 used to have the same feature, but it looks like they've removed it. To check your health on Windows 10, third party software can be used such as CrystalDiskInfo.
DUe to having the plastic on the bubblegum like thing on the NVME protecting plastic or whatever u wanna call it my ssd's probably have been overheating or stuff. Had stainlike thing on them so i think they probably unfortunately have been damaged. Also you're like one of those teachers u hate in school but you're one of those that you love with things that is complicated/new that u can't wrap ur head around. health is 88% on the like 1-3 year old nvme i use for games while new nvme has 100% hm, let's check the other vid at the end.
Your ability to explain and demonstrate plainly is amazing.
Thank you! I do my best to explain as clearly as I can so that anyone can follow along.
I had no idea W11 had this tool. Very useful. My NVMe SSD has 89% Health after over three years of usage. Looks good imo.
Sounds ok to me too!
I never knew this existed, I always have anxiety about my SSD breaking and losing all my data so when I checked my SSD's health and saw it at 47%, it just gave me more reasons to backup. Good video keep up the great work!
Thank you! I'm glad you could save your data in time!
How many years of usage took your ssd to 47% ? And which model of ssd you use ?
Wow a tech consulting with a FREE relaxation therapy in the same video, thank you so much ❤
You're very welcome!
I''m running Windows 11, build 22621.1848 on a laptop with an Evo 980 Pro and there is no Drive Health information on this screen. This may be because I have the Samsung Magician software installed. Even so, this video contains great information. Thank you.
Great video, Mark! Me and my cat enjoyed this thoroughly, I'm going to help him with his SSD now that I've fully watched this video.
New video hype! We appreciate your efforts!
Thank you!
The problem with SSDs and NVMEs is that they have a short lifespan compared to a normal HDD drive.
Hi my friend. I'm happy to see you being active again.
Thank you! I'm very glad to be back to it!
That only seemed to work on my Samsung 980 SSD which has 98% health.
My other SSDs didn't have the information but I appreciate this and now I know
Yes, it's good to know the health of your drive, and a relief when it's showing a high percentage health state.
I knew there were ways to do this, but I didn't know this particular one or how easy it was. Cheers. The temperature readouts are especially useful as I can't seem to get them to display using my typical means.
Yes, I find it useful to see the temperature readouts too. I like being able to see if my SSD is running at a reasonable temperature.
Even Your calmness is a solution for me!
Very helpful video
Glad you think so!
your voice tone is ideal considering that i am seeking this after lost all my phd progress
Very concise and direct. As a plus, I really like your voice. ^^
Thank you!
Mine has shown 88 after 3 years of usage. Should I be worried to change the SSD if it drops below 30? Thank you for the video.
You're very welcome! At below 30% health, it's best to at least back up your drive.
@@EasyPcRepairs Thank you
I wouldn't worry about it until it's 20% or 10%
i can't see status mine it says partition style so how to see the drive health?
With your voice, my brain temperature 🌡️ dropped below 0° c ❤
EFI system partition 100 mb, which is under the main C: drive, says that it is "Full repair needed". Is that bad? Do I need to repair it? And how?
Thanks so much for the to-the-point tutorial.
You're very welcome!
Coming back to this video my SSD is still at 96% after previously having heavy usage on the drive for doing Linux Distributions in VMs on my PC
Really mostly doing light tasks now
Always a good idea to not abuse the SSD too much all the time and this is what I did I immediately stopped after it dropped to 96% to avoid further abuse to the drive and to help extend the lifespan for years to come
Heres the amount of writes I did before I stopped abusing my drive
26,950
Good information, thanks for your comment.
@@EasyPcRepairs honestly though I would never abuse it that much but I only did it just for the purpose of doing Linux Distributions in VMs which isn't right or wrong at all
If it was a SSD with a much lower endurance rating then no I wouldn't abuse it that much
@@EasyPcRepairsAlso btw my SSD is 256GB and I say it's pretty decent for running Linux Distros in VMs
I have estimated that by the time the SSD reaches 35,000 it should drop to 95% as I don't expect it to drop further for a while
Hi Dave, I love your videos! I’ve learned a ton watching your videos especially in terms of building computers. Are there any plans to make more videos on building gaming computers? Or any plans on making videos on providing suggestions on things to consider when building a gaming computer? Thank you!
Thank you! Yes, many of my videos will be based (or sometimes loosely based) around building computers, and other tips too. Did you have a video in mind that you would like to see?
@@EasyPcRepairs Thank you for your response! I always enjoy watching you build a computer from scratch, as I’m planning to build my own in the near future and your videos give me confidence that I can do so. One specific area I am interested in is how to tell if all the parts will be compatible with one another when it comes time to actually put them together, and if there is anything to look out for when buying the components.
Mine is 96% and my computer is 3 years old
Was expecting it since it's very unusual to have it still at 100% after 2 years
Let me remind you that your computer will be changed before that SSD fails so i wouldn't worry about it
I've used my 1TB NVMe for almost 5 years now, fully formatting and recreating partition tables like 500+ times, it's still at 96% health.
That sounds very good for an NVMe that's 5 years old!
That is quite an exception i have seen ssds failing between 2-3 years. Which NVMe is that and for what purpose you used it for ?
@@Am_Had that's typically the lifespan of HDDs, SSDs have a much longer lifespan
@@DalmationProductions i had a 40GB seagte in Pentium 3 from early 2000s it lasted me a decade didnt failed i threw the PC since it was obsolete, i still have WD blue 1TB it is also 6-7 years old doing well. I have a preinstalled toshiba 500gb hdd in one of my true work horse 3rd gen acer laptop to this day it is fine i traveled with did daily running with while it was in backpack used the machine for like 5 hours atleast daily it is about 8-9 years old and still running.
@@Am_Had yeah there are some HDDs out there that are 10-20 years old which isn't surprising given that they typically do have a shorter lifespan over a SSD
Thank you for another helpful video!
Glad it was helpful!
Most valuable thankyou❤❤❤
You're welcome!
My NVMe SSD used 3 years. health 85% and temperatures 39. Is it okay or not , Please help me . Casue when i install windows in my ssd , it shows always blue screen problem. that why i install windows in HDD. But blue screen is solved .
Thank for the video i didn't know their is health in pc storage because my m.2 has been not recognised by my pc so thank you very much i just buy a new one
Hope your new one works well for you.
Tools that output SSD's life expectancy are wildly unreliable -- and in the user's favor.
All SSDs are given a TBW (terabytes written) value, by the manufacturer. The manufacturer warranties your SSD to not fail, before you have written that amount of data to the SSD (or the X number of years, whichever comes first). The TBW value given to an SSD will vary from model to model.
Tools, such as Samsung's Magician, and the Windows tool demonstrated by our host, read the TBW value that is stored on the SSD.
The SSD also maintains a record of how many bytes have been written to it. So SSD tools simply compare the SSD TBW figure that was provided by the manufacturer to the number of bytes its own recording keeping has logged.
So let's say that your SSD has a 1200 TBW value. When you have written 600 TB to the drive, SSD tools will show that you have 50% life expectancy remaining. But that is wildly inaccurate. Why?
Your SSD will last far beyond the 1200 TBW figure. Your SSD will not die, freeze up, or act up, or slow down, etc, when you reach 1200 TBW.
This was put to the test with Chia crypt-o mining. That process requires a huge partition, to create 100+ GB size files. The file creation process writes over 1 TB of data, for each file created. Unless you have 256+ GB of RAM, you will use an SSD for the creation process. The latter is what 90%+ of Chia miners did.
If you check the Chia forums, you will see that no one has reported that they wore out their SSD, and countless people have been writing to their SSD 24/7/365 for 3+ years.
You will likely get 10x the TBW value, or more, before your SSD will have problems.
For typical day-to-day use, your SSD will out live you, your child, your grandchild, and so on.
Even if you do lots of video rendering, your SSD will still outlive you. The only way to kill your SSD is to either write to it, non-stop, for many years (at least 3), or to burn it out from heat (in case you write to it heavily with no cooling (and your SSD keeps a log of its temperature, so the manufacturer has an excuse to not honor the warranty)).
So why do manufacturers use a TBW value that is clearly low?
1) When they started manufacturing SSDs, they could not know for sure how much data could be written to it. They probably had a rough idea. But the only way to know for sure would be for them to write to it for years. Well, they are not going to hold off on selling their product for years. So they had to come up with a TBW number, without really knowing what that number should be.
But #2, and especially #3, below, is nefarious.
2) By rating, for example, an SSD's TBW value at 1200, the manufacturer can deny you a warranty claim if you exceeded 1200 TBW. Even though that SSD could handle 12,000 TBW, the manufacturer will simply deny your warranty claim. Your SSD could die, having nothing to do with you exceeding 1200 TBW, and they will simply not honor your claim.
3) People use a tool and see that their SSD is down to 20% (or whatever). They get worried, or feel uncomfortable, and so they go out an purchase another SSD that they did not need. If they had not seen 20% remaining, they would not have wasted money on a new SSD. So a low TBW value boosts sales.
If your SSD fails, it is not going to be due to writing too much data to it.
If it fails, it will be due to heat, or a power surge, or a manufacturing defect.
Tools that show you your SSD's statistics should be used out of curiosity, and to know if you are about to end your warranty. Do no use such tools to determine the health of your SSD.
after 2 years mine has 75% health is that alright
That's fine. Just check back on its health now and then.
Actually it died but luckily had warraty left so replaced it@@EasyPcRepairs
What about W10?
Windows 10 used to have the same feature, but it looks like they've removed it. To check your health on Windows 10, third party software can be used such as CrystalDiskInfo.
DUe to having the plastic on the bubblegum like thing on the NVME protecting plastic or whatever u wanna call it my ssd's probably have been overheating or stuff. Had stainlike thing on them so i think they probably unfortunately have been damaged.
Also you're like one of those teachers u hate in school
but you're one of those that you love with things that is complicated/new that u can't wrap ur head around.
health is 88% on the like 1-3 year old nvme i use for games while new nvme has 100% hm, let's check the other vid at the end.