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Is it safe to Format or delete files/programs from an M2 NVME drive?

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4 minutes ago, FenrirLF said:

Hello,thanks for asking.No nothing happened i was just asking because,i downloaded some programms like Discord and Chrome which they didn't let me choose the Install Location so they automatically were installed on my C drive.
I am asking if for example i want to delete these programs,will it affect the drive and "shorten" its lifespan?
I've also heard that Chrome/Firefox kinda "wear out" the SSD because of their constants R/W.Is this true?

For the average person, wearing out an SSD with any kind of normal usage takes at least a decade if not multiple.

My 256GB NVMe drive that has been the main OS drive, is still at 80%+ life after little over 4 years. So 20 year lifespan easy.

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Hello guys
So as i said in the title i am wondering if its safe to delete programs from my NVME M2 Drive or formatting it.
I recently did a Clean Format and i know that the more you delete or format a an SSD the more its lifespan shortens.
Lets say for example i will change my MOBO/CPU and i will have to format again, is this going to "damage" the drive?
Thank you :) 

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deleting or formatting the files won't hurt the drive, writing the data does, and deleting or formatting writes very little data.

 

Don't worry about damanging the drive, they will handle many more writes than you will use.

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3 minutes ago, FenrirLF said:

Hello guys
So as i said in the title i am wondering if its safe to delete programs from my NVME M2 Drive or formatting it.
I recently did a Clean Format and i know that the more you delete or format a an SSD the more its lifespan shortens.
Lets say for example i will change my MOBO/CPU and i will have to format again, is this going to "damage" the drive?
Thank you :) 

Are you asking if writing/deleting/formatting to a drive will hurt it?

 

I'm not sure if you understand what an NVMe drive is.  Can you clarify why you are asking this, what you think is a problem?

 

Edit:  Yes, I know what I am asking and projecting, but I think it's very important to understand WHY this question is being asked.  It's like asking if driving my car will hurt it.  Something triggered this question.

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7 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Are you asking if writing/deleting/formatting to a drive will hurt it?

 

I'm not sure if you understand what an NVMe drive is.  Can you clarify why you are asking this, what you think is a problem?

 

Edit:  Yes, I know what I am asking and projecting, but I think it's very important to understand WHY this question is being asked.  It's like asking if driving my car will hurt it.  Something triggered this question.

Hello,thanks for asking.No nothing happened i was just asking because,i downloaded some programms like Discord and Chrome which they didn't let me choose the Install Location so they automatically were installed on my C drive.
I am asking if for example i want to delete these programs,will it affect the drive and "shorten" its lifespan?
I've also heard that Chrome/Firefox kinda "wear out" the SSD because of their constants R/W.Is this true?

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4 minutes ago, FenrirLF said:

Hello,thanks for asking.No nothing happened i was just asking because,i downloaded some programms like Discord and Chrome which they didn't let me choose the Install Location so they automatically were installed on my C drive.
I am asking if for example i want to delete these programs,will it affect the drive and "shorten" its lifespan?
I've also heard that Chrome/Firefox kinda "wear out" the SSD because of their constants R/W.Is this true?

For the average person, wearing out an SSD with any kind of normal usage takes at least a decade if not multiple.

My 256GB NVMe drive that has been the main OS drive, is still at 80%+ life after little over 4 years. So 20 year lifespan easy.

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