Thread: Install FG and AppData on a SSD?
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July 6th, 2018, 15:51 #1
Install FG and AppData on a SSD?
I'm looking at a new system after 8+ years. SSDs seem to be pretty popular now.
Are there any negatives from installing FG on a SSD and/or locating the AppData directory on one?"I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind."
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July 6th, 2018, 16:16 #2
FG is installed on my SSD and I have not noted any issues.
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July 6th, 2018, 16:59 #3
Absolutely no negatives, only positives
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July 6th, 2018, 17:37 #4
Other than it being a high re-write application and SSD's have a lower threshold for write times & when they fail, they give little to no warning when they do. I recommend setting up a RAID.
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July 6th, 2018, 19:01 #5
Reliability of new/current SSDs is much better than it was, but they are still less than rotating drives.
Regardless, to quote what someone elsewhere recently said; "There are two types of people: those that have had a hard drive failure, and those that will have a hard drive failure."
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July 6th, 2018, 21:29 #6
JohnD, are you talking about an external SSD?
If it is an internal SSD (and especially if it is your boot drive) the only difference you will notice is the blinding access speeds. Do a backup once a week onto an external drive, and that'll alleviate any fears you may have about reliability. I got a 128 Gb one a long time ago - at least 7, maybe 8 years - and I have had no catastrophic failure yet
I am building a new system this year and it will definitely have an SSD as its main drive.
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July 6th, 2018, 22:13 #8
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My old computer, a 2003 Dell, took a few minutes to boot up in its last days. In 2014, I built a computer with an SSD as its main drive. I'm able to start working in 20 seconds or less. Fantasy Grounds is installed on the SSD and runs like a champ.
Two things: 1) my SSD is 220GB, but it's already running out of space. Get more drive space, especially if you're a PC video gamer; 2) Visit Linus Tech Tips when researching. Linus offers helpful--often short--videos about computers, and he describes the basics. I consulted his site when building my computer. Glad I did.
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July 7th, 2018, 00:43 #9
Fantasy Grounds itself is not likely to see a great benefit from the SSD.
Fantasy Grounds largely loads things into RAM and plays from there.
Windows will totally benefit from being installed on the SSD though.
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July 7th, 2018, 00:59 #10
I was thinking about a 500 GB internal drive, one with the new technology (forget M.2 or something...). The OS would go on there, plus my more used programs is what has been suggested to me (and there isn't a program I use more than FG...).
On the other hand, damned makes a good point. The new system would have at least 16 GB of ram as well, so I would probably be just fine installing on a regular HD. I was simply wondering if there was any kind of a big advantage (or disadvantage) to putting FG on it as well.
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