Fix incoming for MetaMask bug that’s slowly killing solid-state drives

Key Points

1. Consensys confirmed a bug in MetaMask causing high disk activity on SSDs, with a fix being released soon.

2. The issue involves abnormal disk writing at 5MB/s, potentially shortening SSD lifespan, particularly affecting users with large state data.

3. Reports of the bug date back to at least May 9, with users noting up to 100GB of data written in a day without active use.

4. A GitHub user reported the bug is still active as of July 17, with some users unaware of the issue despite significant SSD wear.

5. Consensys is exploring strategies to reduce state size and mitigate the problem, acknowledging it as unexpected behavior for a browser extension wallet.