SSD problems can make your PC entirely unusable. Here's how I dealt with an SSD that caused 30-minute-long boot times.

Most of us agree that Gen5 SSDs are still pointless, even years after they first arrived on the scene. The blazing-fast read/write speeds they promise are a huge jump over those of Gen4 drives, but ...

When updating a piece of software as large and complex and old as Windows, you’re inevitably going to break something every once in a while. Microsoft tracks known issues here—generally they affect ...

Unless you keep all 512GB of your local files backed up to the cloud, having your computer drive crash on you is one of the worst nightmares there is. Just imagine being unable to access your precious ...

Word is circulating around the Internet that the latest Windows 11 update may be causing some potentially serious problems for SSD owners. More specifically, some users in Japan have reported that ...

Earlier this month, Microsoft released the August 2025 security update for Windows 10 and 11. Shortly after, a rather concerning report emerged about Windows updates breaking SSDs and corrupting data.

Hi - I've put a Crucial M4 512Gb SSD in to my 2008 Mac Pro (Lion), and it's transformed the old chap. However, I have had a couple of instances of coming down in the morning to find a frozen screen ...

If the SDD in a 2017 MacBook Pro fails, the logic board needs to be replaced, and vice versa. Photo: Apple The 13-inch Touch Bar-less MacBook Pro 2017 has a problem that requires the solid state drive ...