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Is it ok to compress a ssd on the c/drive to save disk space?
i just need all the space i can get
 

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I don't know a reason not to, but other know a lot more about ssds
 

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i got a 120gig intel 520 ssd and BF3 takes a lot i only have 30 gigs left
 

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home built
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windows 7 home permium 64 bits
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i7 950
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asus sabetooth x58
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dominator memory 16gigs
Graphics Card(s)
asus gtx680 dcii oc,
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asus xonar phoebus ,sennheiser pro headphones
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ XL2420T 24" Class Widescreen LED Backlit Gaming Monito
Hard Drives
"Intel® SSD 520 Series (240GB, 2.5in SATA 6Gb/s, 25nm, MLC/ Samsung evo 1tb ssd
2X wd 1tb 64mb cash sata 6oo/6g hdd
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corsair ax850 watt psu
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tk v51
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cpu h100i gtx case 4x140 riing fans 1x120 riing fan
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CORSAIR k70 rgb
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I really hate to post links to other sites, but I read this right after I installed my ssd and bookmarked it.

Should You Compress Data On Your SSD? : Freeing Up Capacity On An SSD With NTFS Compression
Good info in that article... but some of the comments are good too.

This comment was funny:
An interesting article, but seems a bit contradictory. Kind of like buying a Ferrari and then worrying about the gas mileage.

No definitive answer here either:
NTFS compression increase write amplification?

And then there is this:
The Truth About SSDs and Compression

Does your drive already use compression of its own?
 

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i got a 120gig intel 520 ssd and BF3 takes a lot i only have 30 gigs left

You have to remember that you need free space for the wear leveling function.
 

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MSI GE72VR Apache Pro-416
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Windows 10x64 Build 1709
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Intel i7 7700HQ Kaby Lake
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Micro-Star Intl. MS-179B (U3C1)
Memory
16 GB DDR4 @2400
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 120Hz
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256 GB Nvme M.2 SSD

1TB HDD@7200
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Cooler Blast 4
Keyboard
Steel Series
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Bit Defender Free
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Edge
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