Def-ragging SSDs

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jetsmell

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My new computer has a ssd drive. I've heard that too much def raging will damage it. My drive is used solely for The Microsoft Flight Simulator ( FSX ) where def ragging is very common. What would your advice be. Thanks
 
As stated, no. The files are fragmented on the underlying drive anyway even if your utility shows contiguous data.

You'd want your data to be fragmented to be able to pull from multiple NAND cells at the same time, increasing performance.
 
It's impossible to defrag an ssd, the firmware scatters writes in order to implement "wear leveling". Defragging doesn't ruin the drive or damage it but it is totally ineffective.
 
strollin said:
It's impossible to defrag an ssd, the firmware scatters writes in order to implement "wear leveling". Defragging doesn't ruin the drive or damage it but it is totally ineffective.
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SSDs have a finite number of times data can be written to them before they start to go bad, defragging SSDs just reduces the life of the SSD.
 
The VCR King said:
In Windows' disk defrag program it doesn't even let me choose my SSD. It doesn't let me click it.
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It knows most users such as yourself are unaware that you should not defrag an SSD.

Defragging a mechanical disk is meant to move blocks of data close together, to minimize lag when reading data. There is no need to do this on an SSD since they are not mechanical.
 
A small aside, but it's not "def-ragging", it's defragging ("de-fragging", short for defragmenting).

My drive is used solely for The Microsoft Flight Simulator ( FSX ) where def ragging is very common.
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What does FSX have to do with defragging? Do you mean that FSX causes fragmentation or what?
 
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