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i agree with thinkpads,; i have installled several OS on SSD - never a problem with activity, or dying drives; but i must say i use Intel drives
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i agree with thinkpads,; i have installled several OS on SSD - never a problem with activity, or dying drives; but i must say i use Intel drives

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If it is fresh installation of Windows then leave it as is. Tat is normal activity and you can do nothing to reduce it. Till the drive dies the prices of them will go down enough so you could replace it cheaper later in future.
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If it is fresh installation of Windows then leave it as is. Tat is normal activity and you can do nothing to reduce it. Till the drive dies the prices of them will go down enough so you could replace it cheaper later in future.

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@avoorheis - Thank you, and I was happy to help you with this.<br />
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.... Thinkpads_User
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@avoorheis - Thank you, and I was happy to help you with this.

.... Thinkpads_User

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I recently put together a new computer and put the OS on an SSD (C:\). I can see in the resource monitor that there is a lot of activity on C: writing to log files, system files, MFT, etc, etc.<br />
Should I move these or other files to an HDD to avoid excessive activity on the SSD?<br />
Are there any other tweaks that should be done?<br />
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thanks for looking<br />
Alan
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I recently put together a new computer and put the OS on an SSD (C:\). I can see in the resource monitor that there is a lot of activity on C: writing to log files, system files, MFT, etc, etc.
Should I move these or other files to an HDD to avoid excessive activity on the SSD?
Are there any other tweaks that should be done?

thanks for looking
Alan

Windows 7 setup with SSD

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