{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b3f9f1a7a7e68f399b1e4fc6","clusterId":"c_3fbc27ff32a830d8a7e312cf","slug":"amd-driver-bug-writes-hundreds-of-gigabytes-to-ssds-daily","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AMD Driver Bug Writes Hundreds of Gigabytes to SSDs Daily","summary":"A bug in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition is causing constant SSD writes in some environments, according to a Reddit report posted November 8. The process atieclxx.exe, tied to the AMD External Events Utility, was reported writing at 5MB per second, which works out to about 432GB per day. AMD says a fix will come in a future driver update.","whyItMatters":"The bug has been around for some time, and the fact that the only official word is a promise to note the fix in release notes once it ships leaves users weighing risky workarounds against continued drive wear.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe write rate varies by machine. Responses to the Reddit post report about 0.6MB or 1MB per second, against the 5MB per second the original poster cited. At the high end that is roughly 13TB of writes per month. The same thread includes a report of SSD health dropping by 1% per month, though the post does not establish that the bug caused it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMD has not given a release date for driver version 26.11.1. A person believed to be an AMD representative, posting as AMD_Vik, said the fix will probably be included in that version. Users have shared workarounds, including disabling Resizable BAR or stopping AMD External Events Utility, but effectiveness differs by environment and AMD has not issued official guidance on temporary measures.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition writes about 432GB a day to the drive through atieclxx.exe, tied to the AMD External Events Utility. The fix is promised in a future driver update, so the wear continues until that build ships.","twitterPost":"AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition writes about 432GB a day to the SSD via atieclxx.exe. The fix waits on a future driver update.","threadsPost":"AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition writes about 432GB a day to the drive through atieclxx.exe, a process tied to the AMD External Events Utility. The fix arrives in a future driver update, so every day before that build ships is wear the user cannot stop.","newsletterBlurb":"A bug in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition is causing constant SSD writes in some environments, with one Reddit report citing 5MB per second, about 432GB per day. AMD says the fix will be noted in release notes once it ships, and a person believed to be an AMD representative said it will probably land in version 26.11.1. No release date for that version has been announced.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261110-478385/\",\"title\":\"AMD Radeon GPU driver bug is causing \\\"endless SSD abuse\\\": hundreds of gigabytes written per day, eating away at SSD lifespan\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5364,"outputTokens":769,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794287911,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T05:14:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T05:17:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T05:17:12.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3fbc27ff32a830d8a7e312cf","canonicalTitle":"AMDのRadeonグラボドライバーに「SSD無限酷使」不具合発生中。一日に数百ギガバイト書き込み、SSDの寿命を削りとる","representativeArticleId":"a_2e9ae6612d836aee4b5bc934","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T04:41:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T04:41:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T05:17:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261110-478385/","title":"AMDのRadeonグラボドライバーに「SSD無限酷使」不具合発生中。一日に数百ギガバイト書き込み、SSDの寿命を削りとる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The bug involves atieclxx.exe, a process tied to the AMD External Events Utility in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.","A Reddit report posted November 8 cited writes of 5MB per second, about 432GB per day and 13TB per month.","Responses to the post reported lower rates of about 0.6MB or 1MB per second.","AMD says it will announce the fix in release notes once it is fixed.","AMD has not announced a release date for driver version 26.11.1."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}