Consensys: Some MetaMask users report "abnormally high disk activity," a fix is coming soon.

PANews, July 21 - According to Cointelegraph, MetaMask developer Consensys has confirmed that it will urgently fix the issue of the browser extension writing to disk abnormally. Multiple users have reported that the plugin continuously writes data in the background, reaching up to 5MB per second, resulting in an average daily write of 500GB to solid-state drives (SSD). The issue can be traced back to May 9, when user “Quanquan” reported that the unused MetaMask plugin wrote 100GB of data in a single day. On June 24, user ripper31337 documented the issue in detail, pointing out that the cumulative write over three months reached 25TB. A spokesperson for Consensys acknowledged the “abnormally high disk activity,” primarily affecting users with large state data, and promised to fix the issue by dropping the write frequency and optimizing data fetching strategies. The latest feedback shows that as of July 17, the vulnerability still exists. Some users have claimed that the plugin has drained 50% of their SSD’s lifespan. The MetaMask team responded again on July 19, stating that the repair plan is in progress.