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You really have to go nuts with the writes to break a modern SSD. I don't think the bandwidth is even high enough to do so on purpose on a older machine.
by willcipriano 4y ago
You really have to go nuts with the writes to break a modern SSD. I don't think the bandwidth is even high enough to do so on purpose on a older machine.
- rzzzt 4y agoRepeated defrag runs could wear some grooves into those bits. Older versions of Windows will not look for (nor care about) the "rotational" flag.
- pkaye 4y agoDisable defrag
- rzzzt 4y agoI don't want to, watching the mishmash of rectangles slowly getting organized by color makes me feel very productive!
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoOnly Vista has automatically-scheduled background full defragmentation and doesn't care about the rotational flag.
- metalliqaz 4y agoThen we're good, because nobody is going to install that friggin OS
- Dylan16807 4y agoAutomatic defrag should only hit a handful of files each time it runs. You're not going to upset an SSD with that. But even a whole-disk rewrite cycle will have very limited effect on the vast majority of SSDs.
- bob1029 4y agoI was astonished at the remaining life on a Samsung 960 pro when I checked the other day. I don't think I will have to replace it this decade at the current pace.
- nubinetwork 4y agoI have a pair of crucial mx500 ssds that are down to their last 10% of reported life... Awaiting the day they finally decide to stop working, maybe some time during the summer...