Remember that collective gasp the tech world took a few weeks ago? Reports surfaced suggesting the latest⁣ Windows 11 update was bricking SSDs, potentially⁣ leading to data loss and drive failure. The claim was that moving 50GB of data onto a drive with over 60% capacity could render it undetectable. Panic ensued.

Microsoft, ⁣to its credit, took the reports ⁢seriously ⁢and launched an investigation.They even put out a call to users, asking anyone who had experienced the issue ⁤to come forward. While we waited for their⁢ findings, Phison, a major SSD vendor whose drives were supposedly affected, decided to run its⁣ own tests.

The ⁤results are in,and the news is good: Neither ⁤Microsoft nor phison have found any evidence linking the Windows 11 update to SSD failures.

Phison put their drives through ⁤a grueling 4,500+ hours of testing and found absolutely no faults ⁣related to the update. Microsoft's investigation yielded similar results.So,what⁣ happened? It seems the⁤ initial ⁣reports stemmed from a very rare,setup-specific issue. In fact, only one detailed claim really surfaced on social media. While that user's experience was undoubtedly frustrating, it doesn't appear to be a widespread problem caused by the Windows 11 update.Bottom line: You⁤ can ⁣breathe easy. The ⁢Windows 11 update isn't going to brick your ⁤SSD.⁢ While⁢ it's always wise⁣ to back ⁢up⁣ your data (a good practice regardless!), you don't need to worry about this particular bug.