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SSD’s on windows 7
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SSD’s(Solid State Drives) are fantastic , I want to add another one to my system since I installed my 160gb intel. Problem is they are not cheap, so I would like to keep it running as long as possible. Here are a few things you can do to make sure that happens.
Disable defragmentation
open up a run window ( windows key+r) and type in services.msc , right click on disk defragmenter -> properties -> startup type and disable it.
Disable indexing
Some people would advocate turning off the service altogether, but if you have a 2nd hard drive there is something better that you can do. Moving the index will give you all the benefits of fast searches and will keep your ssd from wearing out faster.
If you still want to turn it off then open up a run window ( windows key+r) and type in services.msc, right click on Windows search -> properties -> startup type and disable it.
If however you want to keep the functionality then lets move the index database to another drive. Press start , type in index in the search area ( I know, I know). Press the advanced button. Go to the bottom and select a new location on a different drive. You can also find the indexer feature in the control panel.
If you use Firefox
You may want to write cached files to your ram instead of your hard drive.
Type about:config, double-click browser.cache.disk.enable to set the value to False -> Right-Click anywhere -> New -> Integer -> Preference Name “disk.cache.memory.capacity” -> value memory size in KB. -> restart Firefox.
Disable the Page File
I generally set this to 200 megs, just so that there is a bit of leeway. But I have a system with 8 gigs of memory. Right click on my computer -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> settings (performance) -> Advanced tab -> Change.
Disable System restore
I generally leave this on , but change it to a much lower setting. Right click computer -> Properties -> Advanced system settings -> system protection tab -> configure -> and change the disk space usage to 1 or 2 gigs.
Disable Hibernate
This should be turned off if you have lots of ram, my hibernate file was 8gigs!
Start menu -> type cmd in the search, right click on the cmd icon and run it as administrator -> type powercfg -h off -> close the window.
Hopefully these hack will make your ssd run better in windows and keep it alive a lot longer.
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