Warning about SSD drives
Apr 29, 2015 09:29:58 #
OlinBost
Loc: Marietta, Ga.
I just learned this from a trusted source - Do Not Defrag an SSD drive! It will shorten the life and it does not need to be Defraged.
Apr 29, 2015 09:55:43 #
melismus
Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
Also, for the same reason, do not hibernate a computer with SSD.
Apr 29, 2015 10:03:22 #
OlinBost wrote:
I just learned this from a trusted source - Do Not Defrag an SSD drive! It will shorten the life and it does not need to be Defraged.
Old news.
Or get a "real" Operating System with a File System that isn't prone to fragmentation.
Truthfully though, NTFS isn't as prone to fragmentation as many of you have been led to believe.
Apr 30, 2015 06:16:29 #
Hmmm, may be old news to some, but I betcha there are plenty Hogs and friends of Hogs that have SSD's and did not consider the impact of Defrag on a SSD...
so an old dog tries a new trick (which is a moving object with technology) and bites his own tail.
Any tip is worth posting. I have SSD's on multiple devices and never did a defrag: but that does not mean I may not have.
I am grateful for the tip.
so an old dog tries a new trick (which is a moving object with technology) and bites his own tail.
Any tip is worth posting. I have SSD's on multiple devices and never did a defrag: but that does not mean I may not have.
I am grateful for the tip.
Earworms wrote:
Old news.
Or get a "real" Operating System with a File System that isn't prone to fragmentation.
Truthfully though, NTFS isn't as prone to fragmentation as many of you have been led to believe.
Or get a "real" Operating System with a File System that isn't prone to fragmentation.
Truthfully though, NTFS isn't as prone to fragmentation as many of you have been led to believe.
Apr 30, 2015 09:33:12 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
This "No defrag" rule also applies to all solid state memories (like SD cards.) repeated unnecessary "writes" shortens their life too!
Apr 30, 2015 09:53:10 #
James Slick wrote:
This "No defrag" rule also applies to all solid state memories (like SD cards.) repeated unnecessary "writes" shortens their life too!
I have yet to see a "Defrag" option on any camera menu that I've used. Which camera has that option, if I may ask?
Maybe you aren't familiar with "Wear Leveling" just yet. Look it up.
Apr 30, 2015 10:53:01 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Earworms wrote:
I have yet to see a "Defrag" option on any camera menu that I've used. Which camera has that option, if I may ask?
Maybe you aren't familiar with "Wear Leveling" just yet. Look it up.
Maybe you aren't familiar with "Wear Leveling" just yet. Look it up.
I was referring to such cards being mounted in card readers on a PC, and with cards that hold data on a regular basis (like used in a phone
Apr 30, 2015 11:05:54 #
James Slick wrote:
I was referring to such cards being mounted in card readers on a PC, and with cards that hold data on a regular basis (like used in a phone
Well, I have a "Windows" phone and it doesn't have the option or require the Defraging of its MicroSD card either!
Apr 30, 2015 11:08:00 #
Apr 30, 2015 11:09:59 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Earworms wrote:
Well, I have a "Windows" phone and it doesn't have the option of Defraging a MicroSD card either!
Didn't I say "in a card reader on a PC"? As in "taking the card out of a phone,putting in a card reader and defragging in using a PC, in some - misguided - attempt a a performance boost ", Whew.......
Apr 30, 2015 11:12:15 #
James Slick wrote:
Didn't I say "in a card reader on a PC"? As in "taking the card out of a phone,putting in a card reader and defragging in using a PC, in some - misguided - attempt a a performance boost ", Whew.......
Inane.
Apr 30, 2015 11:17:26 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Earworms wrote:
Inane.
Sorry, "Bill Gates", but there are people who do this, I was just trying to help, while your just trying to show how "smart" you are. Mission Accomplished!
Apr 30, 2015 11:44:00 #
James Slick wrote:
Sorry, "Bill Gates", but there are people who do this, I was just trying to help, while your just trying to show how "smart" you are. Mission Accomplished!
I've never ever, ever, ever heard of anyone Defraging their cellphone memory (MicroSD card). So exactly who are you helping? You want to increase the performance of any SDcard? Go to the official SDcard website and download/use the official SDcard formatting utility.
Apr 30, 2015 11:53:12 #
James Slick
Loc: Pittsburgh,PA
Earworms wrote:
I've never ever, ever, ever heard of anyone Defraging their cellphone memory (MicroSD card). So exactly who are you helping? You want to increase the performance of any SDcard? Go to the official SDcard website and download/use the official SDcard formatting utility.
This very topic shows up on Droidforums.net as far back as '10 And EHow not only said it speeds up performance,they explain HOW TO DO IT. I obviously didn't make up the concept. I guess you never,never,never though to at least to Google it.
Apr 30, 2015 12:43:45 #
James Slick wrote:
This very topic shows up on Droidforums.net as far back as '10 And EHow not only said it speeds up performance,they explain HOW TO DO IT. I obviously didn't make up the concept. I guess you never,never,never though to at least to Google it.
Sorry, but according to you, I'm Bill Gates. So therefore I would not use GOOGLE. Yes, Cortana uses BING, but that is a different topic.
Maybe you should Defrag the memory in your head, that way it would work better!
And while you are at it, rotate your windshield wiper blades so that they last longer.
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