On Thu, 2024-01-11 at 09:34 +0000, pete wrote: > for the record the Drives are all ok memory tested out ok . see > what happens if it starts acting up again
Hi, while I'm using only internal SSDs, no HDDs anymore, since many years, I still don't have experiences with SSD failures. My desktop PC is quasi 24/7/365 up, with just short interruptions. Is your Arch install on a SSD? If so, there's probably an issue related to the "flash retention time". If an SSD is not supplied with power, it loses data relatively quickly even in the best condition. You can sometimes read that six months could already be too long. I believe that when SSDs become old, the period of time in which they can safely retain data without a power supply is shortened. Reading about this just happens to be on my to-do list, just like booting up my old desktop PC that hasn't been connected to the mains for months, maybe even longer than half a year. As it's on my todo list, I don't have any knowledge yet. It's just a guess that an old or somehow damaged SSD might look good, pass write and read tests, but the margin in which it can hold data without power might be very, very short at some point. Regards, Ralf
