"Windows also redefines Disk Optimization's weekly pass to do TRIM instead of defragmentation."

Actually Windows does occasionally defrag SSDs -- Microsoft's engineers have found it necessary for Windows to perform optimally -- so it is best to leave automatic optimization on, which will run TRIM once a month rather than weekly.

"SSDs do still need indexing. It's still much faster to find files and content in files with an indexing database than without..."

True, but particularly on slower hardware, turning off search indexing is widely recognized & recommended as a way to boost performance. And it does contribute to the number of writes.

"Hibernation has nothing to do with SSDs."

Also very true, but many, myself included, feel it's an unnecessary waste of disk space, and the large, multi gig files do add to the total write count. It's also slightly more difficult to turn off compared to other options many feel are unneeded like restore points, which often don't work anyway. And of course hibernation has nothing to do with sleep.

That all said, the number of writes that determines an SSD's lifespan varies depending on the make & model of the SSD. At the low end something like SSD Fresh *might* make a difference, but on a higher end drive you might be hard pressed to ever reach the *rated* EOL. And it is just a rating -- many drives will continue on just fine for years after they exceed the so-called max number of writes.

mike  –  5 months ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+9)

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Steve Alcorn,
Wrong I'm afraid. That's a myth which comes from bad explanations and misunderstandings on how a SSD work. You sure can extend the advertised average life span life of a SSD!

A SSD deteriorates mainly because of write operations. Eliminate unnecessary write operations (mainly coming from your OS) and you extend the advertised average life span. This is not rocket science, but is quite often explained badly/ without nuance.

A bad configured OS can shorten the lifespan of a SSD enormously (eg: search indexing in Windows). As such, tools which help you to turn off or turn on certain features in your OS can extend the lifespan of the SSD for sure (or vice versa for that matter).

Of course, a bad SSD is still bad. You can't revive a deteriorated or bad SSD. But, again, if you eliminate write operations as much as possible, you sure can extend the time it takes before the SSD unavoidably deteriorates.

The program offered here does NOT false advertise. It does explain the above and doesn't make any promises. And it does offer the ability to easily configure some key OS features, which are otherwise buried (to deep) into the OS for the average user, which can highly influence the SSD lifespan.

Is this program necessary? Absolutely not. You can do everything it does within the OS itself. So, it is more of a convenience tool + some basic explanation tool for the basic/average user.

Oscar  –  5 months ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+22)

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