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We have one of these as part of a critical video workflow. Anything we can do to mitigate it? Or do we just hope it’s not impacted / replace it soon?

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If it's a critical workflow on which your business rests, then you immediately replace it with a better model/brand as that's a business tax write-off. Plus you have the usual on-site and off-sie back-ups which you should already have for your business.

You do have a back-up set up that you also test, right? Right? </Anakin-Padme meme>

If it's a video workflow it's likely more of a working drive, backups don't always keep up with the changes on the drive fast enough.

Unless it's part of a RAID array or something, but by that point you'd shell the money out for a better drive

The fact you have one SSD in a critical workflow is an immediate red flag. You should have some kind of redundant solution with backups even if you didn't suspect particular SSDs are prone to failure.

99% of small businesses just flat out ‘nope’ out when it comes to proper backups or redundancies though.

RAID and a backup strategy? There should not be a single point of failure. Just getting 2 new SSDs with a RAID 1 would be a massive improvement.

And, of course, a separate backup for them because RAID is not a backup.

Replace it with a different SSD sounds like the only option.

I think one can enclose m2 ssd's in usb adapters, then you just use well proven tech like samsung 970 pro, been chugging along on our build server for years now

Many of these adapters have their own quality problems which vary with the version of the controller. That version number is rarely available prior to purchase.

If you have a critical application, you can afford a vendor that uses TB4 with a good reputation.

Here are some options:

https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbay-flex-8

https://www.startech.com/en-us/hdd/m2e4btb3

If it's critical, you should not use a cheap SSD. It is better to use a SSD for professional use, for servers.

I have seen and heard too many consumer market a-brand SSDs break.

The Extreme Pro lineup isn't even considered a "cheap SSD", it's their highest end offering before you dip into their G-DRIVE line of rugged SSDs.

Replace it immediately, not soon.

It would probably help to describe your workflow so we can offer specific suggestions.

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