A solid state drive, or SSD, is a form of computer storage that has been known as an alternative for the traditional hard drive and resides within a computer. It is widely known for its speed and reliability. A typical solid state drive will be able to last for decade or longer, even if you write 100 GB of data per day.
Solid state drives do not have to worry about all of the mechanical components wearing down over time because, unlike that of a traditional hard drive, they do not have any. However, they still have to worry about the electronic components going bad, so just because they are more reliable does not mean there is not a chance it will fail.
As SSD drives age, electronic components wear and eventually can fail. It is as simple as that. Because it has no mechanical parts, there is nothing that begins grinding or buzzing to give a warning before failure.
If failure of an SSD happens, there is not much a consumer can do to fix the problem. The most effective solution would be to hire a data recovery service that specializes in this type of device. Because this type of drive is so new, it can be difficult for data recovery to help, that is why we suggest finding someone who specializes in SSD recovery.
If these any of these drives use TRIM, the prognosis can be much worse. TRIM is sometimes considered a must-have for consumers. It works to keep the data on the SSD organized so it can be easily and quickly accessed, but the downside is that this deletes files in the progress.
Since this is such a hard loss to recover from on occasion, I suggest taking the most important preemptive measure. As I have said in previous blog posts, the most important thing you can is always back up your data. Think of it as if you could lose your data tomorrow, because it is very possible. You cannot tell the future and do not think it cannot happen to you, because it can.
In conclusion, make sure that when deciding whether to get a SSD that you remember that the downsides seem to outweigh the advantages. Also, also remember to backup your data no matter what type of hard drive you may have.
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