My OS is on a 512gb M.2 drive, but the main storage on my laptop was a 1TB HDD, it started making noise about 2 weeks ago so I backed everything up onto a 1TB SanDisk USB SSD. This afternoon it got very clicky when I booted it up after work and icons for a few games I had stored on it, like KSP and YUZU, disappeared from the desktop and taskbar.
You're still trusting one drive with your data, and those ssds can die without warning. You're still in the same risky situation with your data
I really want to get backups I'm just poor tbh
Just remember everything and you dont need a backup
Just don't store anything important and problem solved. Lol ;)