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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.
Everyone disables this Windows setting to protect their SSD, but they're wrong
Your SSD will last for years, and Windows has your back.
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.
SSDs are great — but this is where HDDs still win
SSDs are fast, but HDDs still win in more than one scenarios.
Your SSD is getting slower, and here's how to fix it
Most SSD slowdowns are just missed settings and neglected maintenance.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
You really shouldn't be defragmenting your SSD
It used to be smart PC maintenance, but it's terrible for your SSD.
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.
7 things you should check before buying any NVMe SSD
Five minutes of research can save you from a bad purchase.
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.
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.
Don't let October's Prime Day end without checking out these deals on storage
These deals on drives are well worth your time.