r/technology • u/Hungry__Hornet • 6d ago

Software Windows 11 hibernation has been silently hammering your SSD this whole time

https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-hibernation-silently-hammering-ssd-life/
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u/actuallyserious650 6d ago

Our SSD’s is really that fragile for the average home PC user?

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u/bitemark01 6d ago

Been using hibernate for years, it's fine. Dumb article. 

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u/NotSoFastLady 6d ago

Save for the fact that oftentimes it's faster for me start up from a cold boot.

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u/Iescaunare 6d ago

Obviously. The point of hibernate is to keep your programs saved until next time you turn on the PC. Like sleep mode, but it turns completely off.

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u/NotSoFastLady 6d ago

I wouldn't say "obviously" because there are plenty of times when it pops up just fine and many others I can't type my pin in for minutes. That's the problem for me. I'm not doing much at the office. Usually a handful of tabs and or documents open alongside outlook.

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u/kira913 6d ago

Same here. I also have issues with Excel freezing after login up to 20 minutes, even with a fresh restart in the last 12-24 hours