I use Foobar and a SSD connected in USB to my PC to listen to music, now is the third audio file that appears fragmented, broken, there is simply a part of its audio gone, during a couple of secs there is no sound, blank output. anyone knows the reason of this? is this normal for SSD devices? i use Crucial BX brand which i know it's entry level, getting something more expensive could solve this?
Fragmentation(?) problems with audio files?
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redrol
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SSDs are not fail proof. Those BX ones are absolutely crap as well. Its likely the bits went away and the drive has no clue it even happened.
We used to optimize drives based on file fragmentation and making things linear in the storage device but I'm not sure that practice is still done anymore on consumer-level devices. It sounds like some kind of bit decay. SSDs will fail sooner than a platter-based hard disk based on the maximum number of writes a SSD can commit before failure.
Install the Crucial software and check the health of your drive. Quickest way to get details on it. Also a S.M.A.R.T. report like with hwinfo64 will tell you if that's it, or some other problem.
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What others have said is true, however, I will add that fragmentation is not an issue with SSDs. Random reads are so fast that it does not matter where on the NAND the data actually is. Fragmentation on a spinning disk slows things down due to the heads needing to seek to random positions around the disk. Additionally, defragging an SSD will wear it out quicker due to the limited amount of writes inherent to the technology. The only maintenance to be done on an SSD is to enable TRIM support.
Also, you have stumbled upon one of the reasons it is important to have an automated backup process.
Also, you have stumbled upon one of the reasons it is important to have an automated backup process.
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Wonder if this has anything to do with fragmentation.
Obvious the TS hears some white space.
Open a file with this problem in Audacity and check if there is white space inside.
Run a DPC latency checker to test if it is a dropout due to high latency. https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon
If it is a FLAC test if it is corrupted https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/Flac.htm
Obvious the TS hears some white space.
Open a file with this problem in Audacity and check if there is white space inside.
Run a DPC latency checker to test if it is a dropout due to high latency. https://www.resplendence.com/latencymon
If it is a FLAC test if it is corrupted https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/Flac.htm
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