danb4026 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) I have only a few MB's left on my main 74GB SSD HD and need to upgrade asap. Is any one better than the next? Thanks. PS....is there good software to transfer files, OS, program files etc over to the new drive? Edited July 27, 2011 by danb4026 add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beestee Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) First thing I would do is make sure that you have Hibernation disabled, not just turned off but disabled...http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html If you have System Restore enabled, then you might want to keep these resotre files in check by changing the size limit for the restoration points...http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-change-windows-7-system-restore-system-protection-disk-space-usage-size-limit/ Are you using the drive for more than just programs and OS install? Typically I recommend having a traditional HDD in an SSD configured PC for storing all general files, and only use the SSD for Windows system files and program installs. The snappiness of loading files off of this disk will depend on it's speed and interface with the system. A 5200 RPM external usb drive will access files slowly whereas a 10000 RPM 3.0/6.0 GBs SATA internal drive will have lightning fast access (not SSD fast, but plenty good). A nice little open source tool you can use to track down disk usage cluprits is WinDirStat. It will not run so well if your drive is almost full though, so you may need to offload some files before running it. Another nice utility for cleaning up temp files is CCleaner which is also free, and has a cool little 'wipe free space' option that can help some earlier SSDs to regain performance if it is run every once in a while. Edited July 27, 2011 by beestee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 The SSD has the OS and Program Files on it. I use a standard 7200 rpm 1TB HD for my general files. I have had to actually install some programs on my standard drive because of lack of space on my SSD. What is the significance of disabling hibernation and changing size limits for System Restore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Doing that keeps Windows from making some huge files that cache your ram to disk. You can often save several gigs. There are also things like browser cache clearing, etc. - look around for programs that save drive space by removing unnecessary files. You'd have to have a heck of a lot of software to overrun 74gb without having a bunch of gunk in there. If you want larger SSDs, Intel and Crucial make some very good ones these days, and OCZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danb4026 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 What about software to clone my old drive onto the new drive? Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mottle Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 What is the significance of disabling hibernation and changing size limits for System Restore? You want to prevent as many apps and OS parts from writing many small files over and over again. I don't know the exact technical reasons why, but writing a lot of small files over and over on SSDs will reduce their lifespan. I don't know if the newer ones have resolved this yet, but some you can reset, but it requires a drive format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Good Morning This is an interesting thread. Two months ago I was ready to throw away my 2.5 years old laptop. Before doing that I replaced the hardrive with a SSD hardrive and changed Win XP for Windows 7. My boot up time went from 6 minutes to about 1 minute. My loading time on AutoCAD MEP 2012 went from 4 minutes to approximately 50 seconds. My battery time went from 45 minutes to about 2 hours. This is no a scientific test but as far as I am concerned it extended the life of my Laptop for perhaps another year or perhaps more. My laptop only has SATA II. The replacement laptop has SATA III. My little OCZ SSD is a SATA III operating at SATA II speeds. I am wondering if a replace my laptop with the new version.... 6 or 8 core, SATA III, Raid 0 and a 4gb Video Card......! WIll this improve all my times..... Presently I am happy with what I have.... My machine is running the new AutoCAD Building Design Suite Pro and all the programs are doing fine. A few days ago I saw my 13 year old son operating the laptop on Photoshop and my conclusion was that the next part I have to change is the "Operator". The laptop is OK for my age group.....! Hi hi hi hi Regards Elliot Edited August 7, 2011 by Elliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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