I noticed in HWiNFO that my SSD system drive health is reading just 1%. From what I hear, that might not necessarily mean it's failing, as this figure comes from average values. However, I'm unsure how to interpret the data from CrystalDiskInfo. Am I at risk of imminent drive failure?
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Don’t forget to keep that backup plan strong! Just to be on the safe side... better to have everything secured before anything goes wrong.
The amount of free space on your drive is really important here. It looks like you’ve run out of spare blocks, which means your drive can’t really replace worn out sections anymore. NVMe drives don’t fail like HDDs typically do; they degrade by using up their spare blocks instead. So, it might have issues down the line if you keep pushing it!
If your spare blocks are at 0, you’ve likely hit the warranty limit for write cycles. The drive could still hold up for a while, but it’s prudent to start looking for a new one.
Seeing 1% health is definitely a warning sign! While it doesn’t always mean your drive will fail immediately, it indicates that your SSD is quite worn out. I highly recommend backing up your data right away and planning to replace the drive soon, especially if you do heavy read/write tasks.
Based on what Windows shows, it seems you're pretty close to the full 250GB advertised size, which matches with being at the TBW limit. It might be okay for now but definitely consider replacing it soon.