{"id":4865,"date":"2020-04-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2020-04-27T07:07:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:07:35","slug":"overprovisioning-your-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/overprovisioning-your-ssd\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Overprovisioning&#8217; your SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may be able to extend the life and increase the speed of your SSD through <em>overprovisioning<\/em> &#8212; reassigning some of the drive\u2019s file-storage capacity for internal use by the drive\u2019s firmware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One significant gotcha: You may have to move or resize some hard drive partitions (but there are excellent tools available to make this easy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another gotcha: It\u2019s an open question whether overprovisioning is worthwhile on consumer gear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s involved with overprovisioning, and how to set it up, is the topic of my AskWoody Plus column this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also in this issue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINDOWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/2020s-windows-10-2004\/#windows-0\">2020\u2019s Windows 10 2004<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/2020s-windows-10-2004\/#lounge-0\">Free Windows 7 ESU installer<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PHOTO EDITING:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/2020s-windows-10-2004\/#photo-editing-0\">Photoshop Elements: Fun with pictures<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST UTILITIES:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/2020s-windows-10-2004\/#best-utilities-0\">Freeware Spotlight \u2014 Staying at home edition<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check it out by becoming a subscriber &#8212;&nbsp;<strong>there\u2019s no set cost; <em>you<\/em> decide how much to pay!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s 1-2-3 easy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you don\u2019t already have one, register for a&nbsp;<em><strong>free<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;AskWoody basic account over&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the AskWoody site<\/a>.<br><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Log in at AskWoody.com<\/a>&nbsp;using your AskWoody basic account credentials.<br><\/li><li>Upgrade to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/askwoody.com\/plus-membership\/\">AskWoody Plus Membership<\/a>.&nbsp;<strong>Again, there\u2019s no set cost; you decide how much to pay. 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