And if not, there’s no time like the present to patch your SSD knowledge.
Thankfully at this point, we have plenty of data to work with.
And the data frompunishing SSD use in data centersindicates they last a very long time.
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When held up against real-world use for your average consumer, TWBs are astronomically high.
Most 1TB drives have a TWB of 600TB.
Realistically, your SSD will outlive your gear and perhaps several upgrades.
Every SSD in my household lives multiple lives working its way from PC to PC and project to project.
But, like that fear, the fear of ruining your SSD with hibernation mode is misplaced.
What did we find?
Daily hibernation of a PC shaves less than a percent per year off the TBW life of the drive.
No doubt about it, the difference between booting with an HDD and booting with an SSD is astounding.
But fast boots times aren’t the only reason to use an SSD.
They’re faster, quieter, more energy efficient, produce less heat, and take up less space.
And while this might not matter as much for desktops, they’re also far more impact resistant.
So simple thatyou can do it in under an hour.
But that advice is a combination of misguided and outdated.
Windows hasautomatically optimized SSD usagefor years now.
If you want to see for yourself, here’show to check that TRIM is enabled in Windows.
TRIM is an SSD-only function that optimizes data deletion to extend drive life.
The way the TRIM function works with SSDs, however, changes things.
Instead of a brute-force disk writing tool, you should use a secure erase tool designed for SSDs.
These tools interact with the drive at the controller level and erase the storage cells without imposing unnecessary writes.
As the rumor went, it could happen in a matter of weeks or even days.
