Question Is there any risk in just using a single SSD for EVERYTHING ?

[AgilesRem]

now this question gets thrown alot and i have googled it myself but i need second opinions

i basically wanted to buy a 2tb ssd for everything and i mean everything,games,OS,files,pics and videos and just partitioned it 500gb/1.5tb [i wanted to buy a 4tb for 'safer' measures but at this time they are still out of reach]

so is it '"safe'" to do so and is it technically save me up some money? or is it just downright better to just buy a 500 gigs-ish dram ssd and hdd for games [im also thinking about buying 2 ssd's for redundancy,but im not too technical about that stuff and i realised its actually more expensive to do so]

 

[Colif]

Depends if you have a backup of all your data you can't possibly lose, somewhere else... say like Onedrive or another such server.

Generally I try to have 2 drives if only as I reinstalled windows so many times in the 00's that its just habit. But its a while since I have had to reinstall windows for any reason so using 1 drive isn't as scary now.

I have 2 drives but rarely put anything on the hdd so I could see a day I only have one. Most of my files I need to keep are on several different devices now.

Recently bought a 4tb ssd so it will be installed and probably replace HDD at some stage. Mainly need it for more space. Some games like ssd and I only have so much space on the nvme.

 

[AgilesRem]

Depends if you have a backup of all your data you can't possibly lose, somewhere else... say like Onedrive or another such server.

Generally I try to have 2 drives if only as I reinstalled windows so many times in the 00's that its just habit. But its a while since I have had to reinstall windows for any reason so using 1 drive isn't as scary now.

I have 2 drives but rarely put anything on the hdd so I could see a day I only have one. Most of my files I need to keep are on several different devices now.

Recently bought a 4tb ssd so it will be installed and probably replace HDD at some stage. Mainly need it for more space. Some games like ssd and I only have so much space on the nvme.

nope,no backups anywhere unless you count pixel's google one as one

im one to not have like diffrent devices or diffrent pc for anything so i have one and just that [my brother and i did think about making a home nas but even with a '"budget'" solution its too much of a hastle and we just scrapped it]

 

[Colif]

Wy not just get a USB drive? They not that expensive and can be up to 256gb in size (the really big ones are fake). That is where some of my files are... for a long time I lived in fear of losing my music folder as it would have taken too long to get it all again. Now its on one USB drive plus Onedrive. I am less concerned.

 

[DSzymborski]

nope,no backups anywhere unless you count pixel's google one as one

im one to not have like diffrent devices or diffrent pc for anything so i have one and just that [my brother and i did think about making a home nas but even with a '"budget'" solution its too much of a hastle and we just scrapped it]

Well, how prepared are you to lose these files permanently? Because if files aren't backed up well, then it's a matter of "when" rather than "if." There's no reason to think any of these drive choices have any real difference in the context of "danger," the big difference in danger is between having proper backups and not.

 

[AgilesRem]

Wy not just get a USB drive? They not that expensive and can be up to 256gb in size (the really big ones are fake). That is where some of my files are... for a long time I lived in fear of losing my music folder as it would have taken too long to get it all again. Now its on one USB drive plus Onedrive. I am less concerned.

thats true i could probably just do that for my backups since most of them is just musics,videos and other files that'd be pretty upsetting to lose.i honestly never thought of that even though its obvious so thanks for that

Well, how prepared are you to lose these files permanently? Because if files aren't backed up well, then it's a matter of "when" rather than "if." There's no reason to think any of these drive choices have any real difference in the context of "danger," the big difference in danger is between having proper backups and not.

well it has happened in the past and my response to it is getting angry at myself,and then just out loud saying it is what it is and redoing everything soooo

 

[Colif]

Get a few USB so you have it in a few places. No point backing up things and having them in same place as computer is...

I have one of these and 2 32gb models as well - https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-s...-bar-plus-256gb-titanium-gray-muf-256be4-apc/

 

[Lafong]

my response to it is getting angry at myself,and then just out loud saying it is what it is and redoing everything soooo

Given the above, it appears you are perfectly willing to accept the risk of losing files permanently. You've done it before.

Most people would say that your thread title question:

"IS there any risk just using a single ssd for EVERYTHING?"

is far less significant than not having backups.

A "single SSD for everything" is mostly personal preference. Many people do just that and do just fine with it.

Most here would regard not having backups as a major issue, but if you are willing to ignore that major issue, I'd think the "single SSD for everything" question would be tiny by comparison.

 

[Colif]

well, you can lose time as well. As having files on 2 drives means it takes less time to recover from a drive dying. It is main reason I always had 2 drives to start with. Not for backups. Early 00's I had 3 IBM drives die within a year. That can sting.

Having all your library folders on 2nd drive meant just reinstalling windows on C and pointing the default file location at an already existing drive.

 

[CountMike]

"All eggs in one basket" how smart that is ?

 

[Flayed]

Doing regular backups to an external drive seems sensible as well as storing some stuff in free cloud storage like google drive

 

[kira-faye]

A single SSD is not significantly more risky than a smaller SSD and a HDD for games or whatever, but it is a great deal faster.

No one should be buying hard drives in 2023 unless they can't afford the storage they need in SSDs. They're fine for bulk storage, local NAS stuff, and even then they're the budget option at this point. Hard drives at the consumer and enthusiast level are dying and we should do everything we can to hasten their replacement, because they're honestly dreadful compared with even budget SSDs.

 

[sitehostplus]

now this question gets thrown alot and i have googled it myself but i need second opinions

i basically wanted to buy a 2tb ssd for everything and i mean everything,games,OS,files,pics and videos and just partitioned it 500gb/1.5tb [i wanted to buy a 4tb for 'safer' measures but at this time they are still out of reach]

so is it '"safe'" to do so and is it technically save me up some money? or is it just downright better to just buy a 500 gigs-ish dram ssd and hdd for games [im also thinking about buying 2 ssd's for redundancy,but im not too technical about that stuff and i realised its actually more expensive to do so]

The only way having multiple drives is safer, is if you are running a mirrored RAID array.

Otherwise, it doesn't matter. In years past, SSD's cost a lot of money, so they would put the OS on the small SSD for speed, and everything else on a regular large HDD which was cheaper.

That ship has sailed. SSDs are so cheap it's not funny, so there is no reason to do that anymore.

If you're concerned about safety, do like they keep preaching to you and make backups.

 

[Tac 25]

all three pc here at home have 2 or more drives. The main drive with the OS + a few games + video encoding software, while the other drives have games + installers of various things. So I can rebuild faster if the main drive dies for some reason.

not having any form of decent backup, is pretty much asking for more despair when "that time" comes.

 

[USAFRet]

2 of my house systems, and all the laptops, have a single drive each.
My main system has 6x.

Of course, there are full drive Images of ALL drives individually.
I can resurrect any drive in about 30-60 minutes.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a single drive for everything. Some people prefer it that way.

 

[AgilesRem]

Get a few USB so you have it in a few places. No point backing up things and having them in same place as computer is...

I have one of these and 2 32gb models as well - https://www.samsung.com/au/memory-s...-bar-plus-256gb-titanium-gray-muf-256be4-apc/

i would do so if the options werent just my house,and or/ my bf's sooo yeahhh

"All eggs in one basket" how smart that is ?

not the smartest but hey,maybe those egss wont break all at once if i hit them with a hammer

 

[AgilesRem]

well, you can lose time as well. As having files on 2 drives means it takes less time to recover from a drive dying. It is main reason I always had 2 drives to start with. Not for backups. Early 00's I had 3 IBM drives die within a year. That can sting.

Having all your library folders on 2nd drive meant just reinstalling windows on C and pointing the default file location at an already existing drive.

this is true and back on the 98/vista era i did have backups but something something happened and afterwards i kinda just go "well i could spend money and time for backups,or i could game and sleep"

 

[AgilesRem]

Given the above, it appears you are perfectly willing to accept the risk of losing files permanently. You've done it before.

Most people would say that your thread title question:

"IS there any risk just using a single ssd for EVERYTHING?"

is far less significant than not having backups.

A "single SSD for everything" is mostly personal preference. Many people do just that and do just fine with it.

Most here would regard not having backups as a major issue, but if you are willing to ignore that major issue, I'd think the "single SSD for everything" question would be tiny by comparison.

i mean willing to accept my files go poof is a bit harsh but no use in crying for spilled milk

and i would preach the 1 2 3 solution but the solutions of storing them offsite or like have multiple backups is something i will definietly dont remember to do [or where i put them]

its stupid,but the most prominent example is up until now i dont even remember where i put my backup usb stick,i could buy new ones which i was supposed to do but i also kept forgetting soooo

 

[Colif]

boyfriends house is better than nothing.

 

[CountMike]

i would do so if the options werent just my house,and or/ my bf's sooo yeahhh

not the smartest but hey,maybe those egss wont break all at once if i hit them with a hammer

When n SSD breaks it's scrambled eggs inside and all the king's men and horses....... From a HDD it's possible to retrieve data, from broken SSD almost impossible.

 

[geofelt]

"All eggs in one basket" how smart that is ?

Very smart if you guard it well.

 

[geofelt]

Anything that you value should be backed up externally.
Do so on a frequency that makes sense for you.
A ssd is extremely reliable and not likely to fail anytime soon(excepting cheap no name units)
It is much more likely that you get damaged due to malware, virus, fire, ransomware, inadvertent deletion or just simple user error.
Turn on the system checkpoint. Take user checkpoints frequently. Like before a windows update.

Once you have handled external backup, I like the simplicity of a single C drive address space.
I take a clone of my C drive to an external sata ssd on occasion.
If I should ever have a C drive failure, I can easily recover to the date of the clone.
Works for me since nothing much changes.

 

[AgilesRem]

When n SSD breaks it's scrambled eggs inside and all the king's men and horses....... From a HDD it's possible to retrieve data, from broken SSD almost impossible.

one of my reason to go just full 1 drive is i found it a brand new 2tb hdd and a 512gigs ssd is actually not that cheaper from just a 2tb single ssd

Anything that you value should be backed up externally.
Do so on a frequency that makes sense for you.
A ssd is extremely reliable and not likely to fail anytime soon(excepting cheap no name units)
It is much more likely that you get damaged due to malware, virus, fire, ransomware, inadvertent deletion or just simple user error.
Turn on the system checkpoint. Take user checkpoints frequently. Like before a windows update.

Once you have handled external backup, I like the simplicity of a single C drive address space.
I take a clone of my C drive to an external sata ssd on occasion.
If I should ever have a C drive failure, I can easily recover to the date of the clone.
Works for me since nothing much changes.

yeah the ssd im going for is transcend 230s which graces ltt's b tier and from the reviews i found its more or less very much reliable

 

[USAFRet]

yeah the ssd im going for is transcend 230s which graces ltt's b tier and from the reviews i found its more or less very much reliable

Reliability for the singular device in your system is irrelevant.

Any drive, from any manufacturer, can die at any moment.
Further, even if the physical drive does not die, data can be irrevocably lost due to a misclick.

Backup
Backup
Backup
Backup

Or, be prepared for ALL of your stuff to go away completely.

 

[AgilesRem]

Reliability for the singular device in your system is irrelevant.

Any drive, from any manufacturer, can die at any moment.
Further, even if the physical drive does not die, data can be irrevocably lost due to a misclick.

Backup
Backup
Backup
Backup

Or, be prepared for ALL of your stuff to go away completely.

okay lets say i have like an hdd backup where would be the 'safest' place to store it since i dont have any offsite place or whatever,can i really just chuck it in a wardrobe or something with extra paddings?