Theyre swapping so much data that drives designed to operate for 10 years might only last a few months.
Whatever the cause, the operating system is writing way more data than normal.
But should M1 Mac owners be worried?
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“Just use the computer as you expect to use the computer,” writesMacRumors forum user deeddawg.
Youll also need to install something calledS.M.A.R.T.
Monitoring Tools, which is most easily done by the package manager Homebrew.
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Thats 18 days, if the computer was actually on 24/7.
Should You Worry About Excessive SSD Use?
Should this worry you?
First, your M1 Mac might not even be doing this.
And even if it is, a modern SSD is equipped to withstand quite a lot of use.
Still, if your Mac really is tearing up its own SSD, you will shorten its life.
Each cell of memory can only be written to a certain number of times.
Another possibility is that the SMART data tools are reporting incorrect usage numbers.
According toApple Insider, Apple is aware of the issue, and knows that the S.M.A.R.T.
That is, the S.M.A.R.T.
Monitoring Tools are apparently working fine.
It’s the Macs that are reporting incorrect data.
What Can You Do Right Now?
If youre worriedor just curiousabout this, then you should set up the S.M.A.R.T.
tools and take a look, then wait.
If this is just a reporting error, theres nothing to worry about.
Either way, dont panic.
Whichever way this ends up, you should be covered.
