https://www.codrut.pro/tags/ssd/ Recent content in Ssd on Codrut Constantin Gusoi Hugo en Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:12:51 +0000 https://www.codrut.pro/snippets/find-ssd-capacity-loss/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:12:51 +0000 https://www.codrut.pro/snippets/find-ssd-capacity-loss/ <p>SSDs degrade over time with usage, here&rsquo;s how you find out how much you lost so far&hellip;</p> <h1 id="install"> Install <a class="heading-link" href="#install"> <i class="fa fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo pacman -S smartmontools </span></span></code></pre></div><h1 id="run"> Run <a class="heading-link" href="#run"> <i class="fa fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo smartctl --all /dev/nvme0 </span></span></code></pre></div><h1 id="result"> Result <a class="heading-link" href="#result"> <i class="fa fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h1> <p>One of the lines will look like this:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-sh" data-lang="sh"><span style="display:flex;"><span>Percentage Used: 28% </span></span></code></pre></div><p>That means you lost over a quarter of your storage. Buy better hardware next time!</p>