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Bogus article. They didn't write anything to the drive, they faked writes to run up the drive's write counter to test whether the controller would declare the d
by nutrientharvest 3mo ago
Bogus article. They didn't write anything to the drive, they faked writes to run up the drive's write counter to test whether the controller would declare the drive worn out despite the flash not being touched.
- Retr0id 3mo agoYes, even the video's thumbnail explains this, I'm not sure how the article author managed to get it so badly wrong. (Although I'm not sure why it would need a windows bug, surely it's more of a drive firmware bug?)
- gwerbret 3mo agoThe article was written, from soup to nuts, by AI. I suspect the person who threw his byline on it barely glanced at the text.