What does this yellow triangle mean on one of my SSDs

[A&P211]

I got this warning on my C: drive, does it mean something.

 

[Tomgang]

That i believe is a warning sign.

I would as the next step. Download Crystal disk info and open it and see if that comes with a warning to. If there are any doubt, post a screenshot with it open here. That will allow us to see your ssd's health status and see if your drive maybe be on its last leg.

You download Crystal disk info from here

CrystalDiskInfo

About CrystalDiskInfo A HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB, Intel RAID and NVMe. Aoi Edition Standard Edition Shizuku Edition Kurei Kei Edition Download System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64...

crystalmark.info

 

[TumbleGeorge]

Warning because bitlocker isn't working and disk is not encrypted, which is interpreted as a security issue.

 

[A&P211]

That i believe is a warning sign.

I would as the next step. Download Crystal disk info and open it and see if that comes with a warning to. If there are any doubt, post a screenshot with it open here. That will allow us to see your ssd's health status and see if your drive maybe be on its last leg.

You download Crystal disk info from here

CrystalDiskInfo

About CrystalDiskInfo A HDD/SSD utility software which supports a part of USB, Intel RAID and NVMe. Aoi Edition Standard Edition Shizuku Edition Kurei Kei Edition Download System Requirements OS Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022 Architecture x86/x64/ARM64...

crystalmark.info

It doesnt say any kinds of warnings.

C:

D:

Warning because bitlocker isn't working and disk is not encrypted, which is interpreted as a security issue.

Then nothing is wrong with both SSDs.

 

[Tomgang]

It doesnt say any kinds of warnings.

C:
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D:
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Then nothing is wrong with both SSDs.

Notthing indecate a failing or worn out SSD on either of them.

I believe TumbleGeorge might be right about bitlocker is not encrypted and thats what the warning is for.

You could go to device manager and se if there are any error message or warning signs there.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Could it be because the drive is more than 70% full and depending on what/who you care to believe, SSD's and NVME drives slow the fuller they get, some even recommend not using more than 70% of drive capacity and that drive is just over 77% full? #LongShot

 

[P4-630]

You may want to read this:

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[TumbleGeorge]

Could it be because the drive is more than 70% full and depending on what/who you care to believe, SSD's and NVME drives slow the fuller they get, some even recommend not using more than 70% of drive capacity and that drive is just over 77% full? #LongShot

Yes, this is also an important tip, and I agree that the OP should monitor this metric.

 

[Wirko]

Could it be because the drive is more than 70% full and depending on what/who you care to believe, SSD's and NVME drives slow the fuller they get, some even recommend not using more than 70% of drive capacity and that drive is just over 77% full? #LongShot

The blue bar would turn red if Windows thought there's too little free space.

I got this warning on my C: drive, does it mean something.

In Explorer, open the "Properties" window and check all the tabs, there might be some hint or explanation somewhere.

 

[nomdeplume]

Could it be because the drive is more than 70% full and depending on what/who you care to believe, SSD's and NVME drives slow the fuller they get, some even recommend not using more than 70% of drive capacity and that drive is just over 77% full? #LongShot

Since the support role is nearing finish.

You might be interested by the reasons SSD/NVMe tests are conducted the way they are on TPU. Specifically those a fresh set of data fills the majority of space before running. This is important for reasons other than how Windows treats files it hasn't learned you access more than others.

 

[SPDIF]

That triangle just means that Bit-locker is ready to encrypt the drive, you just have to activate it. If you don't want to use it, just switch bit-locker off.

 

[jsfitz54]

At the OP, @A&P211

Your CDI is OLD. The new version is 9.2.1, so update it. Then in settings change: Function/ Advanced Feature/ Raw Value / to "10 [DEC]"
so you can read the values in human terms.

 

[AleXXX666]

Could it be because the drive is more than 70% full and depending on what/who you care to believe, SSD's and NVME drives slow the fuller they get, some even recommend not using more than 70% of drive capacity and that drive is just over 77% full? #LongShot

windows isn't so SMART, they better integrate some AI cr*p etc. rather than something useful

 

[SPDIF]

Sometimes you have no other option then to click activate, in this case do the following;

Open the Command Prompt as an Administrator and type "manage-bde -off <drive letter>:" and press Enter. For example for the c: drive you would type; manage-bde -off c: