MetaMask Bug Shortens SSD Lifespan, Users Warn on GitHub

July 21, 2025

, By Cointelegraph

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Consensys, the blockchain firm behind MetaMask, has confirmed it will be “imminently” releasing a fix for its MetaMask browser extension after users reported it has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into their solid-state drives, potentially shortening their lifespan.

Speaking to Cointelegraph, a Consensys spokesperson confirmed there has been “usually high disk activity” affecting certain MetaMask users.

One of the more recent reports came from a user under the handle ripper31337, who data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/33879″ rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>said in a GitHub bug report on June 24…

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MetaMask Bug Shortens SSD Lifespan, Users Warn on GitHub

July 21, 2025

, Published By Cointelegraph

Consensys, the blockchain firm behind MetaMask, has confirmed it will be “imminently” releasing a fix for its MetaMask browser extension after users reported it has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into their solid-state drives, potentially shortening their lifespan.

Speaking to Cointelegraph, a Consensys spokesperson confirmed there has been “usually high disk activity” affecting certain MetaMask users.

One of the more recent reports came from a user under the handle ripper31337, who data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/issues/33879″ rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank” title=”null”>said in a GitHub bug report on June 24…

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