finally after many years, I caved and bought a SSD. i've always worried about the lifespan of it considering cost/GB vs HDD.
What should I do to optimize my SSD? different sites have different tips/options to change.
See these links:
How Long Do Disk Drives Last?
Hard Drive SMART Stats
Are Solid State Drives / SSDs More Reliable Than HDDs?
HDD vs SSD: What Does the Future for Storage Hold
A Look at the Differences Between SSD and HDD
Troubleshooting Tips for SSDs
How to Upgrade Your Computer: Migrating from HDD to SDD
i understand the difference between HDD and SSD the the SMART stats.
i'm more referring to these:
SSD Optimization Tips for Windows 10 You May Want to Know
How to Optimize SSD for Faster Performance (Windows Tweaks)
Don’t Waste Time Optimizing Your SSD, Windows Knows What Its Doing
Optimizing your SATA SSD
some sites have contradicting tips and others are indifferent.
Nothing. Just use it. Enjoy it. It will almost uncertainly be too small for your needs once you wear it out.
Last edited by pparks1; 10 Mar 2021 at 10:42.
Pparks advice is spot on, just use it like any other disk.
The only other thing I would say is, if the disk comes with manufacturers utilities check their advice, for example I have an Intel SSD and the utility recommends running TRIM once a week and emptying the cache occasionally to restore performance. Once a week is a bit excessive for my use case so I TRIM after a lot of deleting/ uninstalling/ installing which happens rarely.
Do nothing and let Windows manage it. I have an Intel 520 SSD in my desktop PC from 2012 used every day and the Intel utility shows no wear.
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