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| Author: | abrogard [ December 17th, 2022, 22:05 ] |
| Post subject: | What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot SSD |
I have an unbranded 8T SSD that is highly suspect. H2testw found faults in the first T but since then it has gone alright on tests - i.e. H2testw tests and my own copying onto it. But it constantly gives an error when I try to delete: 'recycle bin is corrupt, delete?' but it won't delete it. And windows cannot format it. I need, I think, some software to optimally look at it and figure out just how big it really is and how good it is or at least allow a format of it. Any recommendations? |
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| Author: | fzabkar [ December 17th, 2022, 22:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot |
Start with a SMART report from a tool such as CrystalDiskInfo or GSmartControl. |
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| Author: | abrogard [ December 18th, 2022, 5:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot |
I couldn't see the drive with crystaldisk so I got gsmartcontrol and tried it. It seems to see a lot of drives. Up to pd3 are my drives: C,D,E and F. Then it goes to pd9 but all are unmounted except pd6 which is the SSD, labelled drive G: by windows. It is labelled by gsmart as 'unknown model' and all the others are labelled 'XVDD' Smart unsupported on G: and all those XVDD's Attachment: Screenshot (73).png [ 481.74 KiB | Viewed 4931 times ] p.s. just how/what 'backup a day' do you suggest? |
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| Author: | Arch Stanton [ December 18th, 2022, 8:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot |
Is this perhaps one of these external "SSD's" purchased from Amazon or similar? If so then it does not support SMART because it is in fact a USB flash drive. Try ChipGenius instead. Attachment: fake-sdd-chipgenius.png [ 26 KiB | Viewed 4911 times ] |
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| Author: | abrogard [ December 18th, 2022, 15:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot |
Yep. It is a USB flash of undetermined size. I'm still looking for software to find out more/do more... Attachment: Screenshot (75).png [ 459.24 KiB | Viewed 4860 times ] |
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| Author: | fzabkar [ December 18th, 2022, 15:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What Is Recommended Free Software to Manage/Troubleshoot |
Silicon Motion SM3257 USB flash controller: https://www.datasheet-pdf.info/attach/1/4640908223.pdf |
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