anyone having problems with SSD6 600p 512 GB failures? (x2 over 2 years)

[BMacD1]

I built a home PC in Jan 2017 with my 1st SSD on M.2 drive. Worked great till approx Jan 2018 when SSD6 600P 512 GB boot drive failed and I needed to rebuild windows 10 OS. Techs at shop had no explanation or ideas why and I had no prior warnings of pending failures. Everything works great again, till Jan 2019 when it failed again. No windows OS repair features helped. So I'm thinking about going back to standard SSD for boot up drive to improve reliability. Any feedback, ideas or suggestions?

If I install a new SSD (none m.2) for a more reliable boot drive, other than e-waste scrap, any ideas or uses for Intel 600P 512 GB boot M.2 SSD drive?

Also a recommendation for a reliable SSD brand would be welcome. I'm just a hobby techy retired guy, so it's just my home office PC (not a really heavy use for PC), but rebuilding my boot drive and reacquiring/setting up programs/Data from to 3 TB x2 drives etc, is getting tiresome every 12 months.

intel SSD6 600p 512 GB

ASUS Z170-A MB

intel i7 - 6700K processor

32 GB DDR4 2133 ram

6 GB Asus GTX 1060 VD card

Corsair H100i v2 Watercooler

850watt Gold power supply

Fractal Design - Define R5 (lots of fans)

2 x 3tb WD drives for data/programs

PS - thank goodnesss for QNAP 12 tb backup drive (3tb x 4)

[JosafathB_Intel]

Hello BMacD1, Thank you for contacting Intel® Memory & Storage Support. This is just a friendly reminder that your case remains open. Should you need our technical assistance please do not hesitate to contact us back. Best regards, Josh B. Intel® Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation

[JosafathB_Intel]

Hello BMacD1, Thank you for having contacted Intel® Technical Support. I was reviewing your community post and we would like to know if you need further assistance or if we can close this case. We will be looking forward to your reply. Best regards, Josh B. Intel® Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation

[BMacD1]

Ok Josh, I used Intel's SSD clone tool (thanks for that tool) to clone my temporary Boot Drive SSD back to my NVMe M.2 (as new Boot Drive) ​all without any issues. Everything up and running like previously. Last question (hopefully) - can I clone my Intel m.2 boot drive to another SSD (only as back up boot drive) but not switch to it? Several drive Clone tools I've tried (Intel/Samsung) seem to all want to delete 1st drive (which is now my NVMe m.2). Anyway of doing a boot drive clone without the tool trying to delete original drive?

[JosafathB_Intel]

Hello BMacD1, Thank you for your reply. To answer your questions: -Can I clone my Intel m.2 boot drive to another SSD (only as a backup boot drive) but not switch to it? -Several drive Clone tools I've tried (Intel/Samsung) seem to all want to delete 1st drive (which is now my NVMe m.2). Any way of doing a boot drive clone without the tool trying to delete original drive? Yes, you can clone your boot drive and saved it as a backup. The option to delete the original partition may vary from tool to tool we advise you to check the tool manual and the advanced options in order to avoid any data lost at the end of the cloning process. We hope you find this information helpful. Best regards, Josh B. Intel® Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation

[JosafathB_Intel]

Hello BMacD1, Thank you for contacting Intel® Memory & Storage Support. This is just a friendly reminder that your case remains open. Should you need our technical assistance please do not hesitate to contact us back. Best regards, Josh B. Intel® Customer Support Technician Under Contract to Intel Corporation