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* Here is the direct link to the August 15, 2025 comment by ButterBarTheGr8 (GitHub): https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/discussions/14793#discussionc... (github.com/openzfs/zfs/discussions/14793#discussioncomment-14122232)

* Comment by warlordattack (https://www.youtube.com/@warlordattack) posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc ("BEWARE! Windows Update and SSD Problem is WAY worse than we thought! Full Demonstration" video by JayzTwoCents), "i have the exact same problem in Linux with T500 4to (CT4000T500SSD3) firmware (P8CR013)": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgzOxFN6V3d-a... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgzOxFN6V3d-af_04Qt4AaABAg)

sipofwater · 3h ago

* "Windows 11 Update KB5063878 corrupted my 8TB Seagate drive (RAW, data loss)": https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5534282/... (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5534282/windows-11-update-kb5063878-corrupted-my-8tb-seaga)

* "Potential SSD Detection Bug in Windows 11 24H2 Following Update KB5063878 (August 12, 2025)": https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5536733/... (learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5536733/potential-ssd-detection-bug-in-windows-11-24h2-fol)

sipofwater · 3h ago

"I Think Microsoft is WRONG (They Deny SSDs Are Failing)" by ThioJoe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIoBvKtZFGU

sipofwater · 3h ago

Comments by whmxtra (https://www.youtube.com/@whmxtra) posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc ("BEWARE! Windows Update and SSD Problem is WAY worse than we thought! Full Demonstration" video by JayzTwoCents)

* whmxtra, "It goes even deeper": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgxOFAkpMCaks... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgxOFAkpMCaks_ANsv14AaABAg&pp=0gcJCSMANpG00pGi)

* whmxtra, "And a new problem": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugwg2WrjpvM2e... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugwg2WrjpvM2epZ1Rn54AaABAg)

* whmxtra, "And another update. Just did a quick check in linux": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugy6GoefcNaic... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugy6GoefcNaic_iR4TB4AaABAg)

* whmxtra, "And mystery partly solved": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgyXcnwyWqy9M... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=UgyXcnwyWqy9MMVFfIN4AaABAg)

* whmxtra, "Ok another update (and possible solution). I called up 20 of my local customers and asked if I could swing by and test their systems to see if they had issues. Out of those 20 PC's half of them had the space missing issue.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugy2W5D-KDtpN... (www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbFIUu_7LIc&lc=Ugy2W5D-KDtpNk-BE3R4AaABAg)

sipofwater · 2h ago

See also "NAND Flash 101: Host Memory Buffer : What Is HMB and How Does It Work?" by Jaeden Lin that was published on November 15, 2021: https://phisonblog.com/host-memory-buffer-2/

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