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<blockquote data-quote="rain2reign" data-source="post: 933942" data-attributes="member: 88069"><p>This is also happening is on other operating systems. And in those systems as well as in Windows OS, the writing is so insignificant, it won't reduce any lifespan at all. It used to be a thing to watch out for when SSD's were a recent creation and their maximum storage size was at most 64 GB to 80 GB, but in modern day Windows it has been optimized to the point it quite literally won't even make a 'proverbial dent' in the lifespan.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Most users won't have an issue with the application being (partially) preloaded into the RAM and will never notice the difference. HOWEVER! There are always the rare case where the Windows memory management goes haywire and things go poof. But in my experience it's faster to reinstall the OS than to fix this issue as it's usually connected to other issues in the OS as well. If you don't notice a thing about it, just leave it at default.</p><p>(RAM is there to be used)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Windows 10 automatically detects whether the drive in question is an SSD or an HDD, and disabled the defragmentation proces for the SSD's. It will then switch to the optimization algorithm for the T.R.I.M function.</p><p></p><p>The point being: "don't fix it, if it isn't broken".</p><p></p><p>Chances are <u>almost</u> guaranteed that whichever TLC/MLC SSD you buy will outlast your PC, with regular use which is the use-case for the vast majority of Windows users. [Write Heavy use cases not included!] These are not HDD's that needs babying. And like [USER=51905]@Evjl's Rain[/USER] mentioned, if a large amount of writes are happening in the background it will be best to disable that program in its entirety.</p><p></p><p>On another note:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Over-provisioning your SSD also helps in your SSD's longevity. Most factory software to the corresponding brand put it somewhere between 10% to 18% of max storage size. But you can also do that yourself in Disk Management and leave it unpartitioned; same result.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rain2reign, post: 933942, member: 88069"] This is also happening is on other operating systems. And in those systems as well as in Windows OS, the writing is so insignificant, it won't reduce any lifespan at all. It used to be a thing to watch out for when SSD's were a recent creation and their maximum storage size was at most 64 GB to 80 GB, but in modern day Windows it has been optimized to the point it quite literally won't even make a 'proverbial dent' in the lifespan. Most users won't have an issue with the application being (partially) preloaded into the RAM and will never notice the difference. HOWEVER! There are always the rare case where the Windows memory management goes haywire and things go poof. But in my experience it's faster to reinstall the OS than to fix this issue as it's usually connected to other issues in the OS as well. If you don't notice a thing about it, just leave it at default. (RAM is there to be used) Windows 10 automatically detects whether the drive in question is an SSD or an HDD, and disabled the defragmentation proces for the SSD's. It will then switch to the optimization algorithm for the T.R.I.M function. The point being: "don't fix it, if it isn't broken". Chances are [U]almost[/U] guaranteed that whichever TLC/MLC SSD you buy will outlast your PC, with regular use which is the use-case for the vast majority of Windows users. [Write Heavy use cases not included!] These are not HDD's that needs babying. And like [USER=51905]@Evjl's Rain[/USER] mentioned, if a large amount of writes are happening in the background it will be best to disable that program in its entirety. On another note: [LIST] [*]Over-provisioning your SSD also helps in your SSD's longevity. Most factory software to the corresponding brand put it somewhere between 10% to 18% of max storage size. But you can also do that yourself in Disk Management and leave it unpartitioned; same result. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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