Backing up an SSD.

[GS540]

hello everyone it has been awhile since i have posted(which is a good thing right?) I hope you all had a very nice Christmas.

I got an SSD for Christmas and I am in need of some assistance. I am not 100% sure on how to backup my SSD because I know they have a limited number of Reads/Writes so wouldn't it reduce the life span of the drive?

Also I have my main programs installed on my SSD but some other programs which I don't use as much on my HDD. I am using the HDD for games and programs.

When I tried to backup my SSD windows tries to make a system image of Both my SSD and my HDD. I think this is because i have my games and programs on my HDD.

What should i do in this situation?

Thanks.

 

[GS540]

Anyone?

 

[vanthus]

I would leave it as it is and back up both drives,it's not really going to affect the life of your SSD.

 

[Tight Git]

I am not 100% sure on how to backup my SSD because I know they have a limited number of Reads/Writes so wouldn't it reduce the life span of the drive?

"Limited Number" is still millions (billions?) so I wouldn't worry.

All components have a practical lifespan but I would have thought that a SSD would outlive a mechanical hard drive with its moving parts.

I've always found I upgrade before anything actually wears out!

 

[Yamikotai]

I would leave it as it is and back up both drives,it's not really going to affect the life of your SSD.

"Limited Number" is still millions (billions?) so I wouldn't worry.

All components have a practical lifespan but I would have thought that a SSD would outlive a mechanical hard drive with its moving parts.

+1 to these. A couple years ago (say, around the release of the first OCZ Vertex/Agility series) this would have been a genuine concern but any SSD you buy now is going to have a read/write lifespan far beyond the useful life of the drive (i.e. 10+ years). Features like wear leveling (and the feature I can't remember the name of where it drops a cell from multi-layer storage to triple-layer and then single-layer) means it's not something to worry about. There's also better management at the OS and controller levels such as not writing to the SSD unless it absolutely has to (i.e. keeping something cached for a period of time in case it's moved to a different drive).

 

[GS540]

Thanks for the replies guys. You have really reassured me that the drive will not fail.