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> SSDs are rated for a certain number of read/write cycles, and every time a block is read, it adds wear. Only write cycles cause wear, read cycles don't cause
by CorrectHorseBat 3y ago
> SSDs are rated for a certain number of read/write cycles, and every time a block is read, it adds wear.
Only write cycles cause wear, read cycles don't cause any meaningful wear.
- ensignavenger 3y agoThank you for clarifying that! I should have known that. So perhaps it wouldn't cause any meaningful drive wear, if the system didn't do a lot of writes. Still consumes CPU and power, though.
- cma 3y agoYeah, I mentioned media/backup drives since those are usually HDD rather than SSD. I didn't realize Chrome had stopped doing it now though. To disable it was a crazy number of steps with admin permissions.