[SOLVED] Does running the maximum possible number of instances of an Android emulator (MEmu) damage the SSD?

[DaviFN]

Hello everyone! I have a PC with 8 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD running Windows 10 with no modifications to virtual memory / page file configurations whatsoever. I want to run the maximum number of instances of an Android simulator (which seems to be about 6, I guess), but that made me wondering if I'm damaging the SSD at doing so. The reason by which I think that is because RAM seems to be used a lot, and I'm not sure if my operating system is using my SSD as kind of like RAM. But I also noticed it's not possible to open more instances than those ~6 I mentioned (emulator software says there are no resources). So my question is: if I run the maximum possible number of instances is my SSD getting damaged much? Thank you!

 

[velocityg4]

Doubtful. If you are pagefiling to the SSD. I mean a ton of pagefiling for months on end. You'll wear out your SSD faster from all the writes. How much wear depends on if it is a cheap POS or a high endurance model.

If you're pagefiling a lot your performance will also tank. So, it would be noticeable. In your usage. You can also check Task Monitor and Resource monitor to look at RAM usage and storage activity.

If you are running out of RAM. You should add more RAM. If anything to greatly improve system performance. 8GB sounds pretty light for multiple Android instances plus the base OS. I'd want something more on the order of 32GB. Perhaps more depending on what software you are using within the emulators.

I assume this is for testing purposes for some app you are developing. More RAM will certainly help streamline work. Otherwise I couldn't fathom a reason to run a bunch of emulators.

 

[USAFRet]

No, it won't damage the SSD more than any other use.