"Don't Defrag SSD In Widows" Wisdom is WRONG!

[i am nobody]

Interesting that v11.0 (earlier than 2010) would work with SSD but a later version would not. ??

I tried but got message that this type of disc was not supported. I also use images, maybe that might explain it? Maybe cloning works but imaging not? Not important i already spent in past more money to more stupid things.
Maybe a "home" version 2010?

 

[Turveyd]

Interesting that v11.0 (earlier than 2010) would work with SSD but a later version would not. ??

The 1 had never heard of SSD and didn't care, the newer 1 likely wanted you to get a Pro version or something, ie more money!!

Hirens boot CD version works for me!

 

[Scataphagos]

I tried but got message that this type of disc was not supported. I also use images, maybe that might explain it? Maybe cloning works but imaging not? Not important i already spent in past more money to more stupid things.
Maybe a "home" version 2010?

I suspect Acronis saw an opportunity to force users to upgrade and make more money.

I've checked eBay a few times to see if v11.0 was available, but no.

 

[Trader13]

If it's that important to you, raid 2 SSD's together in Mirror mode ?? 1 fails, replace both and repeat.

I read that TRIM is supported for SSD's in RAID 0 (striping) mode, but TRIM is not supported for SSD's in RAID 1 (mirror) mode. Would you still mirror SSD's in RAID 1 w/o TRIM?

 

[Turveyd]

I read that TRIM is supported for SSD's in RAID 0 (striping) mode, but TRIM is not supported for SSD's in RAID 1 (mirror) mode. Would you still mirror SSD's in RAID 1 w/o TRIM?

Really, that's stupid isn't it

YES, it'll reduce the life of the drive, but still not enough to be an issue even given a 3 year replacement cycle, which is about how often my kit gets upgraded.

Slow down writing aswell, as wipes won't happen automatically on un used memory areas!

 

[Trader13]

Got it. When you configure your storage, you really need to clarify in your mind if you are optimizing for performance or reliability, and there is usually a tradeoff between these two objectives.

 

[Turveyd]

Got it. When you configure your storage, you really need to clarify in your mind if you are optimizing for performance or reliability, and there is usually a tradeoff between these two objectives.

I'm a IT Guy, read up a bit on SSD's before I bought my first 1 ( won't go back, no rattling sounds, it's awesome ), I'm no expert.

It takes longer to wipe a sector, which you have to do before you can write anything to it, you send 1's basically not 0's, 0's need a wipe command, which takes longer, why the write performance slows at times, it's ran out of wiped space, leave some idle time and it'll sort itself out.

Stripe it, if you want performance, no backup, 1 SSD fails and lose all data so rather you than me.

 

[Scataphagos]

Got it. When you configure your storage, you really need to clarify in your mind if you are optimizing for performance or reliability, and there is usually a tradeoff between these two objectives.

In a trading environment, drive performance usually means little.... everything usually gets loaded into RAM and runs from there. Traders should logically opt for "reliability and backup" over "drive performance".

 

[NoBias]

Noticed the following articles while setting up my wife's new Surface Pro 3 / Win 8.1 64bit using my favorite tweaking guide Tweakhound

[very informative and helpful guide. If you use it - kick the guy a nickel, he deserves it - It is a great resource]

Tweakhound section on SSD defrag

SSD defrag discussion referenced in above link Hanselman

Original post by Vadim Sterkin referenced by Hanselmen

Interesting reading

 

[d08]

It is not necessary to replace it every year. But I once had a big problem with a HD. It costed me so much money (could not trade for a few days), and so much problems to install everything again on a new HD that I decided to replace my SSD's every year. If i can prevent problems with spending a few 100 dollars I know what to do. My SSD helps me generate my income so he should always be ready to work. 1 day out of business costs me much much more than 1 SSD.

You should always back your stuff up to another drive or to the cloud OR run RAID. Replacing your SSD every year does not make sense as the drives can easily fail within a few months if they're faulty from the factory. It's also a costlier solution that doesn't provide protection from loss of data.