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SSD maintenance

Trojan · 2013-04-26 15:15:36

So they don't need defrag, and I should try keep 5-10% free space at all times for performance reasons - is there anything else to be aware of with SSDs in general, and on Windows specifically (and is what I've said correct)? I've noticed a couple of quite full folders taking some time for contents to appear after opening.

26-04-2013 04:15PM

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So they don't need defrag, and I should try keep 5-10% free space at all times for performance reasons - is there anything else to be aware of with SSDs in general, and on Windows specifically (and is what I've said correct)?

I've noticed a couple of quite full folders taking some time for contents to appear after opening.

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#2 26-04-2013 04:33PM

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Don't defrag it, that'll actually hurt the drive and shorten it's lifespan.

What OS are you using? Make sure that TRIM is enabled: http://lifehacker.com/5640971/check-if-trim-is-enabled-for-your-solid-state-drive-in-windows-7

I'd definitely leave the 10-15% of space free but I don't know if it's necessary. What's the content of the folder that's taking it's time to open?

Edit: Hurray me for not reading OP properly

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#3 26-04-2013 04:34PM

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That's because windows is trying to generate thumbnails of all the images probably. Disable the indexing service.

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