Unallocated space in new SSD - should I merge it?

[goblin_techie]

Hi, Experts!

I recently cloned my HDD to a new SSD using EaseUS. Everything went well and I am now able to boot from the SSD (already 4k aligned) and cleaned the "old" HDD to use as file storage. However, when I checked Disk Management, it's showing that I have 100mb of unallocated space (together with the EFI, Recovery, and System partition). Screenshot in the link below:

https://ibb.co/jXkiyF

Considering its size, I've know that it's not something that I should worry about, but can (or should) I merge this with my main partition? I've read somewhere that it's healthy to leave an unallocated space in SSD's for overprovisioning, but I don't really understand what that means.

Sorry if this comes across as a dumb question; I just find the unallocated space somewhat annoying I guess.

Many thanks!

 

[EDab]

It is not a big deal. Just merge it into recovery partition if you find it annoying.

 

[goblin_techie]

Thank you for the quick answer. I researched some more regarding overprovisioning in SSDs and found out that it's a good idea to set aside a certain percentage of the total disk capacity as unallocated space to prevent using up full storage capacity. Apparently, SSD performance degrades once you use up more than 75% of storage capacity. Ironically, I ended up increasing the unallocated space instead.

Sorry for the trouble, and thanks again!