Quick SSD Setup question

[mogwai]

Hi,

I am just about to install an SSD as a boot drive and an article I was reading suggested that to assist the leveling algorithms I should leave some free space on the drive.

When the refer to free space is that an partitioned section or just space when the whole drive has been partitioned?

Regards

Mogwai

 

[mogwai]

The section from the article about this is below:

"Leave a portion of the disk empty. Check the specs for your drive, most manufacturers recommend keeping 10-20% of the drive empty. This empty space is there to assist the leveling algorithms (they redistribute the data across the NAND modules to minimize the total wear on the drive and ensure a long life and optimum drive performance). Too little space and the leveling algorithms work over time and prematurely wear on the drive."