Consensys says it’s aware of a small number of MetaMask users reporting “unusually high disk activity” and will be issuing a fix very soon.
Consensys, the blockchain firm behind MetaMask, has confirmed it will be “imminently” releasing a fix for its MetaMask browser extension after users reported it has been writing hundreds of gigabytes of data per day into their solid-state drives, potentially shortening their lifespan.
Speaking to Cointelegraph, a Consensys spokesperson confirmed there has been “usually high disk activity” affecting certain MetaMask users.
One of the more recent reports came from a user under the handle ripper31337, who said in a GitHub bug report on June 24 that after a fresh install of the MetaMask extension on Chromium-based browsers, such as Chrome, Edge and Opera, they discovered it was continuously writing data to the solid state drives (SSDs) in the background without user interaction.
