disabling indexing on SSD

[greatgreenman]

I heard you're supposed to disable indexing on your SSD to prolong its lifespan. But disabling it prevents my search from functioning properly... Like if I want to access device manager from search, the "device manager" option appears, but when I click it, my search window just opens up instead of device manager.

Is this normal?

 

[kandinsky]

I have it enabled, cos I use the search quite often. My OS drive is supposedly rated for 80TB Total Bytes Written. Now 10TB written after about 16 months. If continue at the same rate, 10 years to reach max, lol.

Percentage lifetime used: 6%. If continue at the same rate, 21 years, lol. Worry for what...

If you are concerned, you can do a test and compare the 'Total Host Writes' amount for your SSD. 1 month normal usage, no indexing - see how much written. Another month, normal usage, with indexing enable - see how much written.

Indexing

Indexing is a process by which your OS maintains a record of your files and their contents, to speed up disk searches and similar operations. Early SSD users saw better read and write performance and drive lifespans disabling indexing services in their OS, both to reduce SSD activity and lower write wear to the drive. Modern SSDs feature better performing controllers, so visible performance gains from disabling indexing have been reduced. Also, with improvements in NAND and SSD lifespans in general, reducing Indexing write wear makes a much smaller difference overall to your drive longevity. Indexing services are also required for many OS file and content search functions to run as intended. We have no official recommendation for this, but a majority of SSD users today do not make any changes to this (which is enabled by default in Windows) and never experience any problems with letting it operate it as opposed to turning it off.

http://forum.crucial.com/t5/The-Cru/Windows-Optimizations-for-SSDs/ba-p/163730

 

[haodede]

Disable Windows Search service instead.

 

[greatgreenman]

Disable Windows Search service instead.

Did that bro.

I have it enabled, cos I use the search quite often. My OS drive is supposedly rated for 80TB Total Bytes Written. Now 10TB written after about 16 months. If continue at the same rate, 10 years to reach max, lol.

Percentage lifetime used: 6%. If continue at the same rate, 21 years, lol. Worry for what...

If you are concerned, you can do a test and compare the 'Total Host Writes' amount for your SSD. 1 month normal usage, no indexing - see how much written. Another month, normal usage, with indexing enable - see how much written.

Yeah that's what I figured. So I'm just going to leave it on lol

 

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