Question Can you format your SSD?

[Klaz49]

Sorry if im remembering this wrong, or if im remembering the wrong thing, but I thought I heard you cant format an SSD because its bad for it since its not a mechanical drive?
If so, how would I go about completely deleting all the files on my SSD and re-installing windows? safely?

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

You may have heard its a bad thing to do due to the limited number of write cycles that an SSD can have. However, thats really a non issue these days.

 

[CountMike]

Sorry if im remembering this wrong, or if im remembering the wrong thing, but I thought I heard you cant format an SSD because its bad for it since its not a mechanical drive?
If so, how would I go about completely deleting all the files on my SSD and re-installing windows? safely?

You can format an SSD just as any other storage device. They do have a theoretical limit to number of writes but it's quite large number. in normal use expected to last for many years. Formatting and reinstalling Windows may take only 0.001% of it's expected life span.

 

[Klaz49]

You can format an SSD just as any other storage device. They do have a theoretical limit to number of writes but it's quite large number. in normal use expected to last for many years. Formatting and reinstalling Windows may take only 0.001% of it's expected life span.

So i'd just do it as I normally would? Boot with windows CD and reformat there?

 

[CountMike]

So i'd just do it as I normally would? Boot with windows CD and reformat there?

Yes. Delete all partitions during installation process and let Windows do it's thing.