I have this portable external drive of 1TB. How do I make this into an SSD? Do I have to delete all the in-built files and application like the Portable SecretZone and the Samsung Drive manager first?
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You cannot make a HDD into a SSD. Those are two completely different technologies.
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So I can't use an external hard drive as an SSD?
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No. You may want to read up on SSDs.
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Solid-state drive
A solid-state drive (SSD) (also known as a solid-state disk though it contains no actual disk, nor a drive motor to spin a disk) is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently. SSD technology uses electronic interfaces compatible with traditional block input/output (I/O) hard disk drives, thus permitting simple replacement in common applications. Additionally, new I/O interfaces, like SATA Express, have been designed to address sp SSDs have n...
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haha.. I just did. Thanks for clearing up my doubts smile
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We live and learn, LOL
But SSDs are cheap these days. You can get a 240GB SSD for as low as $85.
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