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  1. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) is a monitoring system included in computer hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and eMMC drives. Its primary function is to detect and report various indicators of drive reliability with the intent of anticipating imminent hardware failures.
  2. INDMEM SSD 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3x4 3D TLC NAND Flash Hard Drive Disk 1T Replacement for MacBook Pro Retina Late 2013-Mid 2015, MacBook Air Mid 2013-2017, iMac Late 2013-2017, Mac Pro 2013, Mac Mini 2014 4.1 out of 5 stars 63.

DriveDx will protect you from data loss and downtime

Switching to a solid-state drive means that the SSD Pro is now the smallest model in the Rugged range, measuring just 98mm long, 65mm wide and 17mm thick. Which looks smart alongside your Mac. Unlocking the full potential of your SSD is easier than ever before. Samsung Magician's intuitive user interface puts an advanced suite of optimization tools at your fingertips. Monitor drive health, customize your SSD, and maximize performance just like a pro.

With DriveDx you need not worry about losing your important data, music, and photographs.

You can know before your drive is going to fail, because DriveDx tracks more indicators of impending failure than any other product on the market for both SSDs and HDDs.

Video Tutorial
Drive Dashboard

Early Warning System

Fritz for mac. You will have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs.

Video Tutorial
Drive Health Indicators

Modern SSDs and HDDs support

When evaluating the state of various drives, DriveDx can use different heuristic algorithms depending on the drive model and even its firmware version.

Video Tutorial
Drive Self-tests

Drive Self-tests

Will help to quickly identify if the drive is faulty.

Video Tutorial
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Drive Self-test in progress

Automatic Email Reports

User does not need to have physical access to a specific computer all the time, which is especially useful for all kinds of server rooms, data centers, etc.

Video Tutorial
DriveDx Email Report Preferences
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DriveDx is recommended by
Here's a DriveDx triumph. DriveDx showed my just out of AppleCare iMac with two pre-fail conditions for the hard drive. Made appointment and took it to Genius Bar yesterday. Tech looked at DriveDx and was very impressed. Even though out of warranty - they replaced the drive without question.
God knows how many dollars and troubles DriveDx saved me since I had several vital FinalCut projects on it!
I just registered my copy of DriveDx. I want to say thanks for saving me a whole lot of time, expense, and aggravation. I'm trying to keep my 2011 MPB running for as long as I can….or at least until Apple gets their act together and starts making 17' laptops again. My Samsung 840 EVO SSD is aging, and my laptop gets very heavy work, managing networks, and saving the world.
Lately, the system has been hanging under heavy load. On a whim, I loaded up DriveDx, which told me there were CRC errors on the SATA cable. A $13 cable later, and I am no longer able to crash the system no matter how hard I try. Drive Dx is well worth the $19.99! Thanks a million!
As a photographer, I'm always concerned about drive failure because I know it will happen to all of my drives. What I don't know is when.DriveDx exposes low-level information of internal sensors, pre-fail indicators and lifetime accumulators of information that have allowed me to anticipate problems before they affect my system. As a result, I sent external drive back to LaCie for exchange under warranty due to anticipated drive failure.
This is one of the best investments you can make in your system. I recommend it highly.
External backup disk will have been gone soon. It's time for NAS server. Thanks for letting me know @BinaryFruit!
A couple of days ago, DriveDx warned me (pre-failing) for one of my external drives. I don't use it any more for backup. After DriveDx warning, drive behaved abnormally, I heard loud clicking noises and I got warnings from OS X as the drive unmounted abnormally while it was not the case.
Thanks to DriveDx. Best in its class. Excellent tech support.

DriveDx app warned of pending drive failure before it happened. Nice!!! @binaryfruit

DriveDx just warned of pending drive failure - second time @binaryfruit app has avoided server crash.

Shout out to @BinaryFruit for offering a great product and great service over and beyond what they advertise! DriveDX is an awesome app!
Cheaper and better than it's main OS X competitors. DriveDx has a better GUI layout, clearer presentation of data, and explanations of each of the SMART attributes. Beautiful.
Absolute Must for the OS 'Toolkit'! I was having some serious issues with an SSD hybrid drive on my macbook pro, and well since seagate doesn't support mac, their 'seatools' software was useless (and required) for getting a proper exchange. That one event way more than paid for the price of the software. THIS software generated a report that was acceptable for me to get my exchange, and before the drive died completely. Got my replacement drive and I will most certainly never go back to not having it installed.
Just in Time! I downloaded DriveDx and discovered that the second HDD in my MacbookPro (in the superdive location) was having 'failing warnings', although DiskUtility said the drive was OK. So I decided that I had to replace it. I did that and enclosed the failing disk in an external enclosure to use it some more. A week later I began to have serious issues with the failing disk and ditched it. I am very happy with DriveDx, worth the money on all accounts.
I have a not so supported fusion drive in my Macbook Pro. There has never been any way to see the S.M.A.R.T. status. Decided to give this a try and the first thing that pops up is that my Crucial M4 SSD was close to failure because of a bug in the microcode. I have not tried to use this to look at my USB attached drives, since the only one I have is a small external that I boot from in emergencies. But DriveDx not only clearly sees both drives making up my fusion drive, but it also shows me the status of my 3 eSATA drives.
It's finally great to have something even better than Crystal Disk Info to monitor hard drive life signs.
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Advanced Drive Health Diagnostics Regular diagnostic tools simply check the built-in S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive, which provides the user with little information about the actual state of the physical drive. As opposed to such tools, DriveDx analyzes the current state of the drive using all the drive health indicators that are most likely to point to a potential drive issue (for instance, SSD wear out / write endurance, I/O errors, pending sectors, reallocated bad sectors, etc). See competitive analysis against several popular products here
Drive Failing (Pre-fail) State Detection Unlike most other tools, DriveDx detects not only 'OK/Verified' and 'Failed' drive health states, but also the 'Failing (Pre-fail)' drive state. Thanks to that, you will detect problems much earlier than when using any other SMART monitoring utilities. This means that you have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs. Learn more
Real-time Drive Health Monitoring DriveDx runs in the background and periodically performs checks to determine the health of your SSD or HDD. When any issue or problem is found, it alerts you immediately. DriveDx acts as an 'early warning system' for pending drive problems. As a result, you have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs.
Early Warning System DriveDx features a special multi-tier warning system that will inform the user about deviations from the normal state of drive attributes. It constantly monitors each S.M.A.R.T. attribute (and its change dynamics) and starts continuously warning the user as the drive degrades. On the initial stages of drive degradation, the user will receive notifications of the Warning type, then Failing (means that this drive parameter is in a pre-failure state) and only then Failed. Learn more
Drive Self-tests DriveDx allows you to start and control diagnostic self-tests of SSD / HDD. The primary goal is to quickly identify if the drive is faulty. Usually self-tests consist of a collection of test routines like electrical and/or mechanical performance tests as well as the read performance test of the drive. Depending on self-test type it does read scan of a small area or the entire media. Learn more
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Modern SSDs and HDDs Support When evaluating the state of various drives, DriveDx can use different heuristic algorithms depending on the drive model and even its firmware version. One of the key advantages of the software is that the state of HDD and SSD drives is assessed using different algorithms, since many state indicators of HDD drives are not applicable or make no sense for SSD drives.
Automatic E-mail Reports The user can get problem notifications and drive status reports to email. Reporting can be configured on the basis of various criteria. Thanks to this feature, the user does not need to have physical access to a specific computer all the time, which is especially useful for all kinds of server rooms, data centers, etc.
A modern, good-looking and user-friendly interface DriveDx is one of the first drive diagnostic tools created in the true Mac style. All interface elements are clear and intuitive, so it will only take you a few minutes to learn the basics and start using the program. When a problem is identified, you will see a notification on the desktop and the status bar will show the status of your drives. Learn more
Drive Key Metrics Evaluation DriveDx calculates various ratings of the current status of key drive characteristics (percent values):
  • SSD lifetime left indicator (in case of an SSD drive)
Thanks to these features, users can now have a fuller and better understanding of the current state of their drive.
Drive Free Space Monitoring Mac OS X and applications might fail due to an inability to allocate storage space. In addition, low disk space might cause disk fragmentation. To avoid data loss and to ensure the continuous functioning of your computer it is important to monitor the amount of available storage space on your drive. DriveDx can automatically monitor free disk space and will alert user immediately if user defined free space threshold exceeded. Learn more
DriveDx will protect you from data loss and downtime!

Despite the lack of moving parts, hence the name solid state drives, SSDs can get hot, really hot. If you don't pay attention to high temperature readings from your SSD you could be speeding up it's death – but more on that later. Let's cut to the chase:

What's A Safe Operating Temperature For SSDs?

Most SSDs are rated for running within a temperature range of 0ºC up to a max temp of 70ºC (32ºF to 158ºF). This range is about the same for every consumer SSD currently on the market, but can sometimes vary slightly based on the model and form factor of the SSD (2.5' SATA, M.2 or mSATA) – but a drive under 70ºC is generally within the operating parameters provided by SSD manufacturers. Buying photoshop for mac.

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However, studies like the one Facebook conducted in their own data centers found that the hotter your SSD runs, the quicker it wears out the flash memory inside of the drive. So while an SSD can technically operate at the higher ranges advertised my manufacturers, you're going to get better data integrity and more life out of your SSD if you keep it cool.

Typical SSD Operating Temperatures

Smart Ssd For Mac
  1. Ssd For Mac Mini
  2. Smart Ssd Test Mac
  3. Smart Ssd For Macbook
  4. Smart Ssd Tool Mac
  1. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) is a monitoring system included in computer hard disk drives (HDDs), solid-state drives (SSDs), and eMMC drives. Its primary function is to detect and report various indicators of drive reliability with the intent of anticipating imminent hardware failures.
  2. INDMEM SSD 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen3x4 3D TLC NAND Flash Hard Drive Disk 1T Replacement for MacBook Pro Retina Late 2013-Mid 2015, MacBook Air Mid 2013-2017, iMac Late 2013-2017, Mac Pro 2013, Mac Mini 2014 4.1 out of 5 stars 63.

DriveDx will protect you from data loss and downtime

Switching to a solid-state drive means that the SSD Pro is now the smallest model in the Rugged range, measuring just 98mm long, 65mm wide and 17mm thick. Which looks smart alongside your Mac. Unlocking the full potential of your SSD is easier than ever before. Samsung Magician's intuitive user interface puts an advanced suite of optimization tools at your fingertips. Monitor drive health, customize your SSD, and maximize performance just like a pro.

With DriveDx you need not worry about losing your important data, music, and photographs.

You can know before your drive is going to fail, because DriveDx tracks more indicators of impending failure than any other product on the market for both SSDs and HDDs.

Video Tutorial
Drive Dashboard

Early Warning System

Fritz for mac. You will have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs.

Video Tutorial
Drive Health Indicators

Modern SSDs and HDDs support

When evaluating the state of various drives, DriveDx can use different heuristic algorithms depending on the drive model and even its firmware version.

Video Tutorial
Drive Self-tests

Drive Self-tests

Will help to quickly identify if the drive is faulty.

Video Tutorial
Drive Self-test in progress

Automatic Email Reports

User does not need to have physical access to a specific computer all the time, which is especially useful for all kinds of server rooms, data centers, etc.

Video Tutorial
DriveDx Email Report Preferences
Arrow PrevArrow Next
DriveDx is recommended by
Here's a DriveDx triumph. DriveDx showed my just out of AppleCare iMac with two pre-fail conditions for the hard drive. Made appointment and took it to Genius Bar yesterday. Tech looked at DriveDx and was very impressed. Even though out of warranty - they replaced the drive without question.
God knows how many dollars and troubles DriveDx saved me since I had several vital FinalCut projects on it!
I just registered my copy of DriveDx. I want to say thanks for saving me a whole lot of time, expense, and aggravation. I'm trying to keep my 2011 MPB running for as long as I can….or at least until Apple gets their act together and starts making 17' laptops again. My Samsung 840 EVO SSD is aging, and my laptop gets very heavy work, managing networks, and saving the world.
Lately, the system has been hanging under heavy load. On a whim, I loaded up DriveDx, which told me there were CRC errors on the SATA cable. A $13 cable later, and I am no longer able to crash the system no matter how hard I try. Drive Dx is well worth the $19.99! Thanks a million!
As a photographer, I'm always concerned about drive failure because I know it will happen to all of my drives. What I don't know is when.DriveDx exposes low-level information of internal sensors, pre-fail indicators and lifetime accumulators of information that have allowed me to anticipate problems before they affect my system. As a result, I sent external drive back to LaCie for exchange under warranty due to anticipated drive failure.
This is one of the best investments you can make in your system. I recommend it highly.
External backup disk will have been gone soon. It's time for NAS server. Thanks for letting me know @BinaryFruit!
A couple of days ago, DriveDx warned me (pre-failing) for one of my external drives. I don't use it any more for backup. After DriveDx warning, drive behaved abnormally, I heard loud clicking noises and I got warnings from OS X as the drive unmounted abnormally while it was not the case.
Thanks to DriveDx. Best in its class. Excellent tech support.

DriveDx app warned of pending drive failure before it happened. Nice!!! @binaryfruit

DriveDx just warned of pending drive failure - second time @binaryfruit app has avoided server crash.

Shout out to @BinaryFruit for offering a great product and great service over and beyond what they advertise! DriveDX is an awesome app!
Cheaper and better than it's main OS X competitors. DriveDx has a better GUI layout, clearer presentation of data, and explanations of each of the SMART attributes. Beautiful.
Absolute Must for the OS 'Toolkit'! I was having some serious issues with an SSD hybrid drive on my macbook pro, and well since seagate doesn't support mac, their 'seatools' software was useless (and required) for getting a proper exchange. That one event way more than paid for the price of the software. THIS software generated a report that was acceptable for me to get my exchange, and before the drive died completely. Got my replacement drive and I will most certainly never go back to not having it installed.
Just in Time! I downloaded DriveDx and discovered that the second HDD in my MacbookPro (in the superdive location) was having 'failing warnings', although DiskUtility said the drive was OK. So I decided that I had to replace it. I did that and enclosed the failing disk in an external enclosure to use it some more. A week later I began to have serious issues with the failing disk and ditched it. I am very happy with DriveDx, worth the money on all accounts.
I have a not so supported fusion drive in my Macbook Pro. There has never been any way to see the S.M.A.R.T. status. Decided to give this a try and the first thing that pops up is that my Crucial M4 SSD was close to failure because of a bug in the microcode. I have not tried to use this to look at my USB attached drives, since the only one I have is a small external that I boot from in emergencies. But DriveDx not only clearly sees both drives making up my fusion drive, but it also shows me the status of my 3 eSATA drives.
It's finally great to have something even better than Crystal Disk Info to monitor hard drive life signs.
Arrow PrevArrow Next
Advanced Drive Health Diagnostics Regular diagnostic tools simply check the built-in S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive, which provides the user with little information about the actual state of the physical drive. As opposed to such tools, DriveDx analyzes the current state of the drive using all the drive health indicators that are most likely to point to a potential drive issue (for instance, SSD wear out / write endurance, I/O errors, pending sectors, reallocated bad sectors, etc). See competitive analysis against several popular products here
Drive Failing (Pre-fail) State Detection Unlike most other tools, DriveDx detects not only 'OK/Verified' and 'Failed' drive health states, but also the 'Failing (Pre-fail)' drive state. Thanks to that, you will detect problems much earlier than when using any other SMART monitoring utilities. This means that you have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs. Learn more
Real-time Drive Health Monitoring DriveDx runs in the background and periodically performs checks to determine the health of your SSD or HDD. When any issue or problem is found, it alerts you immediately. DriveDx acts as an 'early warning system' for pending drive problems. As a result, you have more chances to save your critical data before any data loss actually occurs.
Early Warning System DriveDx features a special multi-tier warning system that will inform the user about deviations from the normal state of drive attributes. It constantly monitors each S.M.A.R.T. attribute (and its change dynamics) and starts continuously warning the user as the drive degrades. On the initial stages of drive degradation, the user will receive notifications of the Warning type, then Failing (means that this drive parameter is in a pre-failure state) and only then Failed. Learn more
Drive Self-tests DriveDx allows you to start and control diagnostic self-tests of SSD / HDD. The primary goal is to quickly identify if the drive is faulty. Usually self-tests consist of a collection of test routines like electrical and/or mechanical performance tests as well as the read performance test of the drive. Depending on self-test type it does read scan of a small area or the entire media. Learn more
Modern SSDs and HDDs Support When evaluating the state of various drives, DriveDx can use different heuristic algorithms depending on the drive model and even its firmware version. One of the key advantages of the software is that the state of HDD and SSD drives is assessed using different algorithms, since many state indicators of HDD drives are not applicable or make no sense for SSD drives.
Automatic E-mail Reports The user can get problem notifications and drive status reports to email. Reporting can be configured on the basis of various criteria. Thanks to this feature, the user does not need to have physical access to a specific computer all the time, which is especially useful for all kinds of server rooms, data centers, etc.
A modern, good-looking and user-friendly interface DriveDx is one of the first drive diagnostic tools created in the true Mac style. All interface elements are clear and intuitive, so it will only take you a few minutes to learn the basics and start using the program. When a problem is identified, you will see a notification on the desktop and the status bar will show the status of your drives. Learn more
Drive Key Metrics Evaluation DriveDx calculates various ratings of the current status of key drive characteristics (percent values):
  • SSD lifetime left indicator (in case of an SSD drive)
Thanks to these features, users can now have a fuller and better understanding of the current state of their drive.
Drive Free Space Monitoring Mac OS X and applications might fail due to an inability to allocate storage space. In addition, low disk space might cause disk fragmentation. To avoid data loss and to ensure the continuous functioning of your computer it is important to monitor the amount of available storage space on your drive. DriveDx can automatically monitor free disk space and will alert user immediately if user defined free space threshold exceeded. Learn more
DriveDx will protect you from data loss and downtime!

Despite the lack of moving parts, hence the name solid state drives, SSDs can get hot, really hot. If you don't pay attention to high temperature readings from your SSD you could be speeding up it's death – but more on that later. Let's cut to the chase:

What's A Safe Operating Temperature For SSDs?

Most SSDs are rated for running within a temperature range of 0ºC up to a max temp of 70ºC (32ºF to 158ºF). This range is about the same for every consumer SSD currently on the market, but can sometimes vary slightly based on the model and form factor of the SSD (2.5' SATA, M.2 or mSATA) – but a drive under 70ºC is generally within the operating parameters provided by SSD manufacturers. Buying photoshop for mac.

However, studies like the one Facebook conducted in their own data centers found that the hotter your SSD runs, the quicker it wears out the flash memory inside of the drive. So while an SSD can technically operate at the higher ranges advertised my manufacturers, you're going to get better data integrity and more life out of your SSD if you keep it cool.

Typical SSD Operating Temperatures

For reliability, most of the time you should see a temp range between 30ºC and 50ºC (86ºF to 122ºF) for SSDs under load in a standard desktop computer.

This varies based on a bunch of things like: where you're located in the world, how hot it is outside and your current room temperature when taking the reading, what type of enclosure the SSD is located in or where your SSD is located inside of your computer case, as well as how much work your SSD is currently doing (reads/writes).

Temperatures at Idle vs Full Load

SSDs vary in temperature depending on what they're doing. It's quite normal for an SSD to jump 5, 10, 15 or more degrees celsius when going from idle (nothing happening on the drive) to a full workload of heavy reads & writes. If your SSD gets hot when you're copying big files or using I/O intensive programs, but cools right back down once a transfer is complete or you close the disk intensive program – this is completely normal. Short bursts of higher temperatures for an SSD that's doing heavy work is completely normal.

But: You should be concerned about your SSD if it shows consistently high temperatures (over 50ºC/122ºF) while your machine is idle. If you aren't running any file transfers or heavy I/O programs and you don't live in the middle of a desert, but your SSD is still running over 50ºC – you might have a bigger problem.

How To Check Your SSD Temps

To check your drive temperature in Windows 7/8/10 grab a copy of Open Hardware Monitor, it's a completely free open source system resource monitor and will report back temperatures for your SSDs and hard drives.

If you have a Mac you can grab the free Hardware Monitor app.

SSD Running Slow? It Might Be Too Hot

Most SSDs implement thermal throttling as a safety feature if a drive gets too hot. The closer your drives gets to the 70ºC limit that most manufacturers have, the more likely it is that the drive will start slowing down to prevent itself from failing. The drive will slow down drastically until the temperatures come back to a reasonable range (around 50ºC or so), at which point you should get your speeds back.

If your SSD is hitting 70ºC or higher you are in the danger zone and will notice your machine grind to a halt as it waits for the drive to cool down.

Keeping Your SSD Cool

If the SSD inside of your desktop is running hot make sure that you have it mounted in a spot with sufficient airflow. A lot of cases have SSD mounts located in low airflow spots like behind the motherboard or between other warm components like hard drives. If you can, try to move your SSD to a spot in the case where it can breathe. Try to make sure that the drive has air blowing over it when your machine is running.

If your SSD is running hot inside of an external enclosure you may want to consider a different enclosure, such as one made of metal to better conduct heat away from the drive. You can also use a simple SATA to USB adapter which allows you to run your SSD completely naked (without a case), but I wouldn't recommend going without an enclosure if you're planning on tossing the drive in a bag to take with you.

If your SSD is getting hot inside your laptop you don't have a lot you can do. Other nearby components such as the battery, ram or the CPU may be getting a bit too hot and heating up the entire system. If your laptop SSD is constantly running hot you probably want to call the support line for whoever makes your laptop and see if they have any suggestions about the high temps.

Some SSDs Run Hotter

M.2 and mSATA SSDs are known to run hotter than 2.5' SATA SSDs. Likely due to the exposed chips in these SSD models, lacking thermal pads or casing that can conduct heat away from the chips. If you have an M.2 or mSATA SSD inside of your machine, you want to make sure there's air flowing over the drive.

If the drives are still running hot you should look into applying thermal pads to help dissipate heat. You can grab thermal conductive silicone pads on Amazon for less than $10 which you stick to drive to help draw heat away from the hot controller and NAND chips.

SSD Still Running Hot?

If your SSD heat problems persist after trying some of the remedies listed above it may be time to contact support. Most SSD makers offer between a 2 to 5 year warranty on their drives. If your drive is consistently running hot you should contact the manufacturer about possibly RMA'ing the drive and getting a replacement.

Make sure you backup all of your data and secure erasing the drive to prevent any prying eyes from getting their hands on your data.

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Operating Temperatures For Different SSDs:

Samsung SSD Temps: 950, 960, 970, 750, 840, 850 and 860 EVO and PRO series are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

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Crucial SSD Temps: MX500, MX300, BX300 and almost all Crucial SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

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Sandisk SSD Temps: SSD PLUS, Extreme Pro, Ultra II and Ultra 3D SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

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Intel SSD Temps: 520, 530, 540 series and most Intel SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

Kingston SSD Temps: A400, SSDNow UV400, V300, KC400, HyperX Savage and most other Kingston SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

Western Digital SSD Temps: WD Blue SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.

ADATA SSD Temps: SU650, SU700, SU800, SU900 and other ADATA SSDs are rated for operation between 0ºC and 70ºC.





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