What is SSD-WEAR-CRITICAL?
The SSD-WEAR-CRITICAL error is categorized as a critical-severity storage drive (SSD/HDD) issue that can significantly impact your PC's stability. The SSD has reached the critical TBW (Total Bytes Written) wear limit. Risk of failure. When experiencing the SSD critical wear fault, users often report sudden system crashes, unresponsive behavior, or a blue screen of death (BSOD). In most diagnostic scenarios, this problem is directly triggered by underlying hardware or software complications such as tbw capacity exceeded, intensive enrollment and disk age. To permanently resolve the SSD-WEAR-CRITICAL issue and prevent further system degradation, it is highly recommended to follow our step-by-step troubleshooting guide below, ensuring your storage drive (SSD/HDD) components are functioning correctly.
Common Causes
- TBW capacity exceeded
- Intensive Enrollment
- Disk age
Step-by-Step Fix Guide
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Backup all data immediately
Applying the first fix (Backup all data immediately) addresses the most common root cause of SSD-WEAR-CRITICAL and restores baseline functionality.
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Replace SSD
If the problem persists, proceeding with the remaining steps ensures all edge cases related to storage instability are covered.
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Follow S.M.A.R.T. values in CrystalDiskInfo
Commands & Diagnostics
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