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    Running Disk Check On Solid State Harddrive

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by SLIP357, Mar 7, 2009.

  1. SLIP357

    SLIP357 Newbie

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    Does it hurt the hard drive on the mini 9 to run the disk check on it. I have heard that defraging it shortens its life.
     
    SLIP357, Mar 7, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Defrag hurts an SSD because moving the little blocks around doesn't do anything while writing to the drive shortens its life. As far as I know, the disk check should just read from the disk, so it shouldn't have any adverse affects.
     
    Commander Wolf, Mar 7, 2009
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