I recently ran a health check on my SSD using CrystalDisk and it showed a yellow caution warning. This caught me off guard, so I backed up all my data to a new drive. Now, I need to clear some space on that new drive and was considering deleting the backup of my SSD. However, I'm worried about the warning. Since the SSD doesn't show any signs of use (I haven't written or read from it), can I safely delete the backup without risk of crashing? Any insight on what these warning numbers mean would be appreciated!
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Honestly, if your SSD is giving you a caution warning, it's a sign that the drive could fail at any time. I wouldn't trust it to hold important data. It's better to keep backups rather than risk losing anything critical.
To be honest, if a drive is showing caution signs, it probably won’t be fine for much longer. Play it safe and keep your backup until you’re sure it’s stable.
If clearing up space is the goal, you could move your downloads folder or stuff you can easily redownload to that SSD. Just keep in mind that it’s a bit of a gamble since the SSD is already showing issues.
I had a drive like this that seemed fine at first, but then it started corrupting files out of nowhere. Better safe than sorry! Definitely avoid putting anything essential on that drive.
I’ve had a similar issue with my old HDD—had the caution mark for years and never had major problems. Still, I wouldn’t recommend keeping anything vital on it. If you need space, consider moving less important files there, ones you can easily replace.
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