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Stop panicking about your drive health percentage — here's what it actually means

Drive health percentages aren't as accurate as they seem.

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Everyone disables this Windows setting to protect their SSD, but they're wrong

Your SSD will last for years, and Windows has your back.

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A Samsung T9 Portable SSD transferring data with the LED status light orange.
Your SSD will fail one day, just probably not from too many writes

Your SSD's TBW rating isn't the death sentence most people think.

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Stop wasting money on "Pro" SSDs

They're great, but you don't need one.

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SSDs are great — but this is where HDDs still win

SSDs are fast, but HDDs still win in more than one scenarios.

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I stopped buying the cheapest SSD after learning about QLC

Not every SSD is fast.

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Your SSD is getting slower, and here's how to fix it

Most SSD slowdowns are just missed settings and neglected maintenance.

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Don't use SSDs for long-term storage; do this instead

They're a terrible place to stash files you won't touch for months.

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Your new SSD will slow down over time, and that's (sometimes) okay

Your SSD may be slowing down, but performance decay may not be as bad as it sounds.

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This is the one external SSD I don't recommend to anyone

SanDisk's Extreme SSD series became prone to data loss and failure — is it worth trusting your data with a questionable SSD?

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A housed Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD
A risky Windows registry tweak can make your SSD almost twice as fast

A hidden Windows registry tweak can unlock serious SSD speed gains—but one wrong move could leave your PC unbootable.

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I turned my old laptop’s SSD into the fastest USB drive I own

An enclosure is all it takes to put that spare drive back to work.

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This SSD spec is the one you should never overlook

Don't make the same mistakes as me.

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This is what happens to a file when you delete it from your SSD

Deleting a file on an SSD isn’t as straightforward as it looks.

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You really shouldn't be defragmenting your SSD

It used to be smart PC maintenance, but it's terrible for your SSD.

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An external NVMe SSD enclosure connected to a laptop via Thunderbolt.
I stopped using USB flash drives for transfers because this is so much faster

Flash drives are convenient but NVMe SSDs are in a different league.

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7 things you should check before buying any NVMe SSD

Five minutes of research can save you from a bad purchase.

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That "cheap" SSD you bought might be fake — here’s the test you should run

Counterfeit storage has become more common than ever, so important to know how to spot a fake SSD.

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I cut my Windows boot time without spending a dime

Cut your Windows 11 boot time with smart, no-cost tweaks that actually make startup faster.

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Don't let October's Prime Day end without checking out these deals on storage

These deals on drives are well worth your time.

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