I have a WD Black WD1001FALS-00E3A0 and would like to know the total amount of bytes written to this drive, but CrystalDiskInfo or other similar programs do not show this information.
I think that the drive does not track total written bytes, but I think this is strange, because I have found a thread about an older WD Blue drive that shows total host reads and writes: WD Blue Thread - Check screenshot in original post
Does anyone know if total written bytes are available for the WD1001FALS?
Mine show “Total Host Writes” on both my attached drives (Samsung SSDs). One is connected via USB and shows a whopping 27,370 GB writes with 13,605 power on hours!!
I connected an old WD Scorpion drive (2.5" SATA) via USB and the field is blank. I also connected an old Seagate and Toshiba drive (also 2.5") and they are also blank.
My 1TB Seagate 3.5" Barracuda also does not report.
Most disks do show the read/write totals as this is used by servers for workload balancing as most server disks can handle about 550TB per year. Consumer disks have far lower workload capacity.
SSD are increasingly sensitive with write endurance. TLC are better than QLC which are becoming more common with high capacity models.
As already discussed here the WD1001FALS doesn’t seem to track or report total bytes written, which is typical for older HDDs. While software tools can help monitor activity moving forward, an alternative solution is to use a hardware-based SATA to USB adapter with built-in data tracking. Some advanced adapters can log I/O statistics, including total data written, and display them via companion software.
This approach provides real-time data tracking without relying on the drive’s internal capabilities. It could be a unique workaround if you’re keen on monitoring write data from this drive.
@Saudade
I think all SSDs show total host writes, because it is an important factor for the remaining life and also warranty information.
@EstherEdward
Yes, that seems to be the case unfortunately.
I bought the drive in 2010 and used it for video editing also with a lot of raw footage. A few days before I created this post the drive started to get hundreds of “Current Pending Sector Count” errors which were resolved after a full format.
I was just curious about the total host writes after 15 years (over 41,000 power on hours) as I would expect hundreds of TBs or even a few PBs.
The 1 TB Seagate Barracuda I mentioned before was bought in 2012 and served as a raid drive in a NAS for several years that was on 24x7. I worked in tech sales and had multiple VMs stored on the NAS. When preparing for a demo, I would copy the appropriate VM to my laptop drive, make any changes needed and after the demo, copy the new VM back up to the NAS. I eventually upgraded to 2 TB and then later switched over to my WD EX4.
During this time (not 100% concurrent but overlapping by a large amount), the high use Samsung (500 gb) was my C: drive in said laptop. So I’d copy down a 20-30gb vm (sometimes more than one), do whatever, and copy them back up to the NAS.
Guess that explains the high numbers on the SSD. Would have been interesting to see the Barracuda numbers.
Both drives are only used as USB drives now for storing backups. The Seagate is attached to the EX4 with weekly backups of personal stuff going to it. The Samsung is used primarily when I have to “sneaker-net” install files, drivers, backups to/from other peoples PCs, laptops. Still useful but generally retired (just like me).
@RUBITS, your drive does in fact monitor the total host bytes read/written, but it doesn’t report these numbers to the user. However, there are ways to see this information. If you’re interested, repost your question at hddoracle.com or hddguru.com.
