How to Format a Solid State Drive
December 15, 2022
Considering formatting your solid state drive? Discover how to format or reformat an SSD, as well as some handy tips and tricks with Crucial’s quick guide.
Read moreCrucial SSDs
Accelerate your computer’s performance with fast, reliable storage
If you need fast, reliable storage for your computer, look no further than Crucial’s award-winning solid state drives (SSDs). With millions of customers and an average rating of 4.8/5 stars across 138,000 reviews1, Crucial SSDs deliver superior performance and proven Micron quality – backed by a robust 3 to 5-year warranty.2
Crucial NVMe SSDs
NVMe is the latest and fastest in performance SSD technology
Crucial NVMe SSDs deliver award-winning, real-world performance. Engineered with NVMe™ technology, the Crucial T705, T700, T500, P3 Plus and P3 drives offer the speed and reliability you’ve come to expect from Crucial.
Crucial T705 Pro
Starting at
Read speed up to: 14,500MB/s
Write speed up to: 12,700MB/s
Available with heatsink
Limited edition white heatsink
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
Crucial T700 Pro
Starting at
Read speed up to: 12,400MB/s
Write speed up to: 11,800MB/s
Available with heatsink
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
Crucial T500 Pro
Starting at
Read speeds up to: 7,400MB/s
Write speeds up to: 7,000MB/s
Available with heatsink
Capacity: 2TB, 1TB, 500GB
Crucial P3 Plus
Starting at
Read speed up to: 5000MB/s
Write speed up to: 4200MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB, 500GB
Crucial P3
Starting at
Read speed up to: 3500MB/s
Write speed up to: 3000MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB, 500GB
Crucial SATA SSDs
SATA SSDs deliver affordable, efficient storage for everyday use
Crucial SATA SSDs are one of the easiest ways to get the speed of a new computer without the price. Boot up faster, load files quicker, and improve overall system responsiveness with the Crucial MX500 and BX500 drives.
New! BX500 now available in 4TB!
Crucial MX500 SSD
Starting at
Read speed: 560MB/s
Write speed: 510MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB, 500GB, 250GB
Crucial BX500 SSD
Starting at
Read speed: 540MB/s
Write speed: 500MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB, 480GB, 240GB
Crucial External SSDs
External SSDs deliver compact performance for on-the-go storage needs
Crucial external SSDs are faster than traditional hard drives and work with a wide variety of devices. With Crucial X10 Pro, X9 Pro, X9 Pro for Mac, X9, and X6 portable SSDs, take your files, backups, movies, games, or photos with you everywhere you go.
Crucial X10 Pro
Starting at
Best for:
blazing performance to store, edit, and back up on the go
Speeds up to: 2,150MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
Crucial X9 Pro
Starting at
Best for:
fast performance to save, edit, and back up on the go
Speeds up to: 1,050MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
X9 Pro for Mac
Starting at
Best for:
Fast portable storage designed and optimized for Mac
Speeds up to: 1,050MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
Crucial X9
Starting at
Best for:
affordable added storage for workloads and backups
Speeds up to: 1050MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB
Crucial X6
Starting at
Best for:
creatives, console gaming,on-the-go computing
Speeds up to: 800MB/s
Capacity: 4TB, 2TB, 1TB,
500GB
SSD Accessories
Whether you need SATA cables, data transfer cables, install brackets, or USB-C to USB-A adapters, Crucial has you covered. Check out our variety of convenient accessory options.
Desktop installation kit for SSD
- Designed for first-time SSD installers with desktop PC systems
- Includes a USB-to-SATA data transfer cable, SATA data transfer cable, 3.5-inch bracket, and mounting screws
- Ideal for use with Crucial 2.5-inch SSDs
Laptop data transfer cable for SSD
- Easy to use – just plug and play
- Data transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s on USB 3.0 supported systems and up to 480 Mb/s on USB 2.0 supported systems
- Compatible with 2.5-inch hard drives and SSDs (SATA I/II/III)
Additional resources
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April 04, 2024
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April 08, 2024
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Read More- For illustrative purposes only. Calculated by averaging 4.8 out of 5 stars from 138,463 amazon.com reviews for Crucial MX500, BX500, P1, P2, P5, X6, and X8 SSDs.
- Warranty valid for 3 to 5 years from the original date of purchase or before writing the maximum total bytes written (TBW) as published in the product datasheet and as measured in the product’s SMART data, whichever comes first.
- MB/s speed measured as maximum sequential performance of device as measured by Crucial on a high-performance desktop computer with Crystal Disk Mark (version 6.0.2 for x64). Your performance may vary. Comparative speed claims measured as maximum sequential performance of similarly situated portable SSDs, mainstream portable HDDs and mainstream USB flash drives from vertically integrated manufacturers selling under their own brands as of June 2019.