Windows 10: SSD Total Host Writes Decreased After W10 Refresh

After refreshing my Windows installation and configuring a new drive I've noticed that the total host writes on my SSD had decreased. I am using the program CrystalDiskInfo to get the values. I am using a different version of said program after refreshing the system so maybe there is a difference in how the versions calculate this value? I don't understand how total host writes can decrease. Below are reference images.


Before system refresh:



After system refresh:




Thanks!

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Installing an SSD drive on my desktop to use as the C bootup drive

What are you talking about, I have Samsung 830 for 5 years and its still running great there is no issue with NTFS and SSD

To the OP all you have to do is use Macrium Reflect to clone your disk to your SSD you'll have to option to shrink your C partition before you start the actual clone check out this video
it walks you through step by step

 

Clean Reinstall Windows 10 May Cause Problems to SSD

Hi Microsoft and friends,

Yesterday I clean installed Windows 10 10240 and upgraded to 10586 on my SSD and it caused unusually high Total Host Writes and Total Host Reads value on my SSD, for Total Host Writes value, it increased almost 1.2 times of my SSD size. I would like to post
the process here and wonder if anyone of you can confirm the same experience as I had.

This is what I have done to clean reinstall Windows 10:

1. Install CrystalDiskInfo and record the Total Host Writes and Total Host Reads value

2. Insert Windows 10 10240 USB boot drive, choose clean install, removes everything on the computer, and the tip shows choose this option when you want to recycle the device.

3. Wait till Windows 10 10240 installation is completed

4. Get online and receive update of Windows 10 10586, and some other updates.

5. Restart and install CrystalDiskInfo, and record the new Total Host Writes and Total Host Reads value.

Here is the shocking part: The difference between Total Host Writes is about 1.2 times of the size of SSD, and the difference between Total Host Reads is about 0.3 times of the size of SSD. I did not install anything else.

So here is my testing data:

SSD Size / Total Host Writes Difference / Total Host Reads Difference

1 TB / 1170 GB / 312 GB

256 GB / 310 GB / 50 GB

Basically just to clean install the windows 10 10240 and upgrade to Windows 10 10586, it writes more data than I normally use for a whole year. It seems like it wipes out every bit of cells on my SSD and writes extra cells to install the system from USB
drive. Imagine if I clean install several times, the SSD would be degraded very soon due to such a large amount of Writes and Reads.

This is the data from my experience and I might be wrong. I wonder any of you in this forum would be able to test on your own and post your data. I also wonder if Microsoft Windows Team would be able to test it too and to see if my SSD is problematic or
it just works this way. If it works this way, then I think it should be a concern for all SSD users.

Thank you.

 

How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

¿You already tried this one?...

Run CMD


1. diskpart
2. list disk

Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

2. select disk #
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

good luck!