If you have an SSD and an HDD, how to use them efficiently?

1

SSDs are better for reading data and HDDs are better for writing data.
SSDs are limited in size so I can only store a selected set of data on it.

  • Should I install Windows on the SSD or on the HDD?

  • Should I create junction points (soft/hard links) to move folders between the SSD and HDD?

    Eg. Temporary folders would better fit on the HDD,
    Program Files should be on the HDD but Games I play the most would fit better on the HDD.

    SSD:\Windows\Temp would be REPARSED to HDD:\Temporary Files\Windows
    SSD:\Program Files would be REPARSED to HDD:\Programs,
    HDD:\Programs\A Good Game to SSD:\Program Files\A Good Game

    Or will the REPARSES from the HDD to the SSD cause too much overhead?

  • Are there any other tips regarding which data should be put on which drive?

Tamara Wijsman

Posted 2010-08-22T15:19:41.263

Reputation: 54 163

It's not quite as straightforward as "SDD is better for reading data and a HDD is better for writing data". SSDs are excellent at random writes, and most SSDs are good at sequential writes. But the downside is that an SSD has a limited number of writes in its lifetime. – sblair – 2010-08-22T21:47:43.413

Yes, indeed. It's because of the downside I don't want to write to it unless needed... – Tamara Wijsman – 2010-08-23T11:05:02.773

We've made a blog post about Maximizing the lifetime of your SSD

– Tamara Wijsman – 2011-05-10T15:07:20.143

Answers

2

Windows, and games should be on your SSD. Temp files on the HDD. There are many other tips.. I would suggest doing some research

bacord

Posted 2010-08-22T15:19:41.263

Reputation: 223

Asked: 2010-08-22T15:19:41.263

Viewed: 423 times

Active: 2020-01-13T07:58:57.807