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For SSD users, tired of letting Windows Search shorten their lifespan
Since you are an SSD user , I just wanted to pitch you something. A problem, a solution, and a replacement. So please read on. I have a 256gb SSD for solely programs and the operating system, and 196 gigabytes is free from 256. I have my raid 1 HDD parity for my data. Anyway, I have been tracking down Windows Search usage, mostly indexing last few days and I was outraged that It used up about 100mbs of data every 12 hours just to move around data...now why is this a valid concern for a SSD user, we are plagued by a limited number of writes to the darn thing, so over time they degrade, especially if you write/read a lot of data to it. So 100mb every 12 hours might now seem like a lot at first glance, but over time it adds up to terabytes of used writes/reads that basically do nothing for you, unless you have alzheimer's and don't remember where you place something you d/l. So I turned off windows search go to Control -> Add/Remove programs and pick the options on the very left side Turn windows features on/off and locate Windows Search, and untick it, close and reboot. Now you may think (oh no, I am now without windows Indexing, well I said I had a solution, a small program *under 1mb* that does the same thing as windows search, only there is an options not to let it start at Windows start up, rather you run it when you want. It is called Everything and here is the link - > Download Everything , during install untick *start at startup and put your C drive or whichever letter your SSD is and pick Let me search volumes and also pick *Create desktop shortcut* Now you will no longer have windows indexing for no reason, your windows will boot up even faster and respond quicker, and your SSD lifespan will increase and the SSD speed will increase, because windows index, is constantly relying on SSD Trim to collect its garbage. So I really urge you to try this out, if you don't like it, you can always turn windows search back on. Ralph.