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Re: [LUG] Lifespan of an SSD [Was Re: Setting up new disk.]

 

On Thu, 2010-04-29 at 07:40 +0100, tom wrote:
>  I think things like swap 
> can still cause problems so you can still wipe one out a lot faster than 
> 5 years.

Yea I have no /swap at all, I have a 2GB partition on an HDD that I can
just point it at if the need arises.

I've also move /tmp into RAM with the tmpfs doodah.

I don't intend having the ssd very full at all, leaving it room to shift
stuff around wear levelling. I didn't leave the suggested 10% or 20%
unpartitioned that I have seen some suggest. I *think* by just not
filling the drive it has the same effect but taking will power and
organisation rather than an enforced lower capacity :]

And as Gordon said, in 5years I would fully expect to have moved onto
something bigger and faster.


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