Luckily, there are a few ways to monitor your SSD’s health using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) built into storage devices and software utilities that interface with it.

We are slowly witnessing the rise of the solid-state drive (SSD) as it overtakes the traditional hard drive on the market. Prices are falling across the board, and several manufacturers prioritize ...

With the PC industry filled with wacky (and borderline insane) naming conventions, it's not easy to remember the names of all your components. Even if you have memorized the names of the expensive ...

As with most storage mediums, the life of a solid state drive (SSD) can be really long, disappointingly short, or somewhere in between. That's not exactly helpful info. So how reliable are SSDs really ...

Why Check SSD Health on Mac? Monitoring the health of your Mac's solid-state drive (SSD) is crucial for preventing data loss and ensuring your system runs smoothly. SSDs, like all storage devices, ...

Most SSDs have their own software that can be used to monitor and manage SSD health. For example there is Samsung's Magician, and then the the Crucial Storage Executive for Crucial SSDs. These tools ...