Will an SSD keep a computer from slowing down over time?

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Will a SSD keep a computer from slowing down over usage compared to a computer with a mechanical hard drive?

Daniel41550

Posted 2016-11-06T04:57:05.267

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1The reason your computer "becomes slow" has nothing to do with it being a mechanic drive or a SSD – Ramhound – 2016-11-06T05:57:41.397

@Ramhound doesn't it have something to do with defragmentation? – Daniel41550 – 2016-11-06T14:53:01.977

I don't mean to sound rude, but could whoever downvoted me explain why? I haven't been using this site for too long and I would appreciate any tips! – Daniel41550 – 2016-11-06T15:42:28.743

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  • No; Modern versions of Windows defrag your mechanical HDD daily.
    • < – Ramhound – 2016-11-06T17:35:18.737

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    Yes, the device will be fast because the fragmentation of files has no real negative impacts on SSDs in comparison to mechanical HDDs.

    Since I use a SSD I never had slowness because of drive activity, only when the CPU was busy. On most systems the slow HDD is the largest bottleneck and replacing the HDD with a SSD also makes older Core2Duo systems fast again.

    magicandre1981

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