What do people put in their SSDs?

[jeffery7466]

Just curious how people ration their SSD space.

[iamdarkyoshi]

Literally everything other than whats on my NAS

[Oshino Shinobu]

OS, programs and frequently played games. I also have a scratch disk SSD that I use when I'm making changes to files a lot. 

[DrMacintosh]

Windows, my Steam Library, iCloud Drive, Adobe CC, iTunes, every program, basically everything that isn't "bulk storage" like iTunes movies, rendered premiere projects, anime, backups, etc.

[Jurrunio]

Small and large SSDs have different tactics. Small SSDs (~120GB) only carry Windows and maybe a few always used apps. Average sized (~250GB) usually have OS and all apps, but not games inside. Larger SSDs (~500GB) will have OS, apps, and commonly played games inside. Big as F SSDs (1TB+) should have everything that isn't personal and important.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

should have everything that isn't personal and important.

Why? Is an SSD less stable than a HDD? I don't think so. 

[Leonard]

Mine is the most used programs, games, and specific software tools on my SSD and everything else on my internal; HDDs.

[Jurrunio]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Why? Is an SSD less stable than a HDD? I don't think so. 

1. If a SSD dies, it comes fast and all of your stuff goes with it. If HDD dies, most of the time 80%+ of stuff is recoverable.

 

2. I keep those in a USB thumb drive so I can keep them beside me.

[DrMacintosh]

9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

it comes fast and all of your stuff goes with it

Not generally no

 

and that Thumb-drive is solid state, better copy your stuff to that HDD before the flash memory fails out of nowhere. 

[MorganO]

memes

[dizmo]

Everything that isn't a movie or large file. Those are kept on an external drive.

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1. If a SSD dies, it comes fast and all of your stuff goes with it. If HDD dies, most of the time 80%+ of stuff is recoverable.

 

2. I keep those in a USB thumb drive so I can keep them beside me.

Thumb drives are a lot less stable than an SSD...

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

If HDD dies, most of the time 80%+ of stuff is recoverable.

I keep hearing this argument, but everyone seems to forget that the companies who recover data tend to charge in the high triple digits or even in the 4 digit range. 

I'd be VERY surprised if more than 1% of the people here would actually pay that much to get their data recovered. 

 

So the realistic scenario when a HDD dies is the following

1 ) you get in touch with a recovery firm

2 ) they give you an estimate

3 ) you buy a new HDD and start anew, vowing to back up your stuff from now on

 

That basically means that you're just as unlikely to recover stuff from a HDD as from an SSD. 

[Megah3rtz]

my OS, and games with long/frequent loading times (like civ5, or fallout 4). And Arma 3, which for some reason has less stutter on an SSD.

 

1x 275gb MX300

1x 240gb Patriot Blast (terrible SSD, great warranty.) 

[TheKDub]

OS, programs, and any files that make their way onto my desktop, or into any of my other user specific folders. Everything else gets tossed onto a hard drive.

[iamdarkyoshi]

36 minutes ago, Captain Chaos said:

I keep hearing this argument, but everyone seems to forget that the companies who recover data tend to charge in the high triple digits or even in the 4 digit range. 

I'd be VERY surprised if more than 1% of the people here would actually pay that much to get their data recovered. 

 

So the realistic scenario when a HDD dies is the following

1 ) you get in touch with a recovery firm

2 ) they give you an estimate

3 ) you buy a new HDD and start anew, vowing to back up your stuff from now on

 

That basically means that you're just as unlikely to recover stuff from a HDD as from an SSD. 

I managed to recover 80% of my friend's family photos off of their PC's HDD, which wasn't even formatted and was clicking. Cost me nothing but time.

 

SSDs however just kinda die

[vanished]

If the method by which a drive fails is a primary consideration in what kind to get, even beyond speed, price, and longevity, then your backup strategy is probably flawed.

[jeffery7466]

I am only able to afford a small capacity SSD, so it's OS and a few games for moi then...