I recently started using Linux Mint, and my computer completely freezes whenever Steam begins updating Dead by Daylight. Restarting hasn't fixed it. I also noticed the system sometimes had trouble shutting down before this started happening. I suspect the NVMe SSD, but I'd like to test it properly before buying a replacement. There's still about 400 GB of free space on the drive.
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First, check the drive’s SMART data for warnings or errors with smartctl. Use the correct device name for your SSD, for example: `smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1`. This can show whether the drive is reporting hardware problems.
I checked the SMART information and it doesn’t appear to report any errors.