"Windows also redefines Disk Optimization's weekly pass to do TRIM instead of defragmentation."

Actually Windows does occasionally defrag SSDs -- Microsoft's engineers have found it necessary for Windows to perform optimally -- so it is best to leave automatic optimization on, which will run TRIM once a month rather than weekly.

"SSDs do still need indexing. It's still much faster to find files and content in files with an indexing database than without..."

True, but particularly on slower hardware, turning off search indexing is widely recognized & recommended as a way to boost performance. And it does contribute to the number of writes.

"Hibernation has nothing to do with SSDs."

Also very true, but many, myself included, feel it's an unnecessary waste of disk space, and the large, multi gig files do add to the total write count. It's also slightly more difficult to turn off compared to other options many feel are unneeded like restore points, which often don't work anyway. And of course hibernation has nothing to do with sleep.

That all said, the number of writes that determines an SSD's lifespan varies depending on the make & model of the SSD. At the low end something like SSD Fresh *might* make a difference, but on a higher end drive you might be hard pressed to ever reach the *rated* EOL. And it is just a rating -- many drives will continue on just fine for years after they exceed the so-called max number of writes.

"the Biggest best thing you can do to extend the life of an SSD is to not provision 10GB of space for every 500GB."

Hmmm... AFAIK manually over-provisioning like that hasn't been recommended or needed for years.

"This will protect your SSD from total failure and you will always have time to replace the drive with out loosing data."

While manually over-provisioning can't hurt anything, and while built-in over-provisioning does help, neither will make any SSD bullet proof -- some relative few can & will die, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

mike, It's just maths, each flash block can only be erased a few thousand times before it's had its life, whenever anything is over-written it actually gets moved to a new block and the old block erased a little while later. The fuller the drive is the more often blocks will be reused (as there will be less spares). It really depends on how long you want the drive to last and how full it is. If you upgrade your SSD regularly then you're probably fine.

"The cheaper SSD´s are programmed to work for 2 years."

I have a very, Very old OCZ 60GB SSD that's still running strong today -- it was the cheapest of the cheap in it's day. I also have a couple of SSDs I bought on sale because they were so cheap probably 4 or 5 years ago, that I ran for a couple of years in external housings before sticking them in a couple of devices, and they're still going strong.

Fact is, it's the kind of chips used that determines both cost & lifespan, though there's no doubt some brands have a higher profit margin than others.

Hans Oellers,
Tell me about it. I had a refrigerator and washer that lasted over thirty years. Have to say, once you buy something, it becomes obsolete, especially cars.

Steve Alcorn, the maker explains his claim as follows:

The storage cells of SSD hard disks are like this: they have a limited number of possible read and write operations. To increase the lifetime of the disks, the number of accesses should be reduced. SSD Fresh switches off all superfluous Windows functions that cause unnecessary access to the memory cells. These include Windows defragmentation, file indexing, timestamp creation, prefetch function, boot file defragmentation, Windows logging, system restore and saving short names for folders and files (DOS compatibility). The software also displays general drive information and reads the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data of the disks. Conclusion: With SSD Fresh, the expensive SSD can be optimized with just a few clicks, made faster, write operations reduced and thus used for a long time.

Steve Alcorn,
Wrong I'm afraid. That's a myth which comes from bad explanations and misunderstandings on how a SSD work. You sure can extend the advertised average life span life of a SSD!

A SSD deteriorates mainly because of write operations. Eliminate unnecessary write operations (mainly coming from your OS) and you extend the advertised average life span. This is not rocket science, but is quite often explained badly/ without nuance.

A bad configured OS can shorten the lifespan of a SSD enormously (eg: search indexing in Windows). As such, tools which help you to turn off or turn on certain features in your OS can extend the lifespan of the SSD for sure (or vice versa for that matter).

Of course, a bad SSD is still bad. You can't revive a deteriorated or bad SSD. But, again, if you eliminate write operations as much as possible, you sure can extend the time it takes before the SSD unavoidably deteriorates.

The program offered here does NOT false advertise. It does explain the above and doesn't make any promises. And it does offer the ability to easily configure some key OS features, which are otherwise buried (to deep) into the OS for the average user, which can highly influence the SSD lifespan.

Is this program necessary? Absolutely not. You can do everything it does within the OS itself. So, it is more of a convenience tool + some basic explanation tool for the basic/average user.

Steve Alcorn, I'm going to check it out. Their posted reasoning may be true. No one can know everything about any subject. I've never met or heard of anyone who really does. We keep making progress though, in all areas. You might want to consider that.

"You can never extend the life of your SSD, never."

When you're talking about component electrical failure, you're correct. You can increase the odds of electronic components not failing by making sure that they don't get too hot, and that they're fed the proper voltage, but a defective component is a defective component & no one can do anything about that.

However, electrical & mechanical parts &/or components do wear out, and that's what SSD Fresh attempts to address.