Windows 10: Will SSD drives wear out faster if my PC is running all the time?

My internal (2) drives are SSD. I often leave my computer on all day and put it to sleep at night. I'm wondering if my drives will wear out faster because my computer is on for so many hours per day. Thank you.

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Will SSD drives wear out faster if my PC is running all the time?

Hi there
You can still run Windows on quite small partitions / SSD's - just keep data etc elsewhere / just other HDD;s / SSD's.

Here's a VM of latest W10 (DEV) build.

I have still have around 40 GB spare on 80 GB allocated drive --this Windows system has office pro plus 2019 including project and Visio, vlc, photoshop, SAP GUI, and a few other things and still is only around 40 GB.





Cheers

jimbo

 

Will SSD drives wear out faster if my PC is running all the time?

Nisko,

Yes, they will wear out with use [writing primarily but also, to a much lesser extent, with reading].

I've had an SSD in one computer for five years and its test software estimates that 2% of its life has expired.
- So, if this computer lives to be 50 I am bound to have to replace the drives.
- But an unexpected failure can strike at any time whether it is in use or not.

So the short answer is, "Yes.", but the more helpful answer is, "It is unlikely to matter.".

If leaving it on brings you some benefit then carry on as you are.

Denis

 

Will SSD drives wear out faster if my PC is running all the time?

By the time you need to worry about wear you'd of already replaced the drive. Anyway this is sort of worrying about replacing your at 200,000 miles when you barely have 900 miles on it. Relax. Enjoy.

BTW I have 5 SSDs in my system and just let the PC go into sleep mode. I rarely shut down unless it's for maintenance.

My reality is different as I said above - I rarely power off my PC; Instead I use sleep mode (even overnight) unless bad weather is around or I'm going out of town for a couple of days.

I'm also one who believes cycling a PC on and off all the time also wears out electronics thus one should develop a "balanced" plan. I typically use sleep mode unless I'm going out of town for a few days where I power off.