Langmeier Backup FAQ

SSDs (Solid State Drives) are the new future of hard disks. Every year, SSDs are becoming more and more popular and are slowly replacing HDDs (hard disk drives). SSDs are being used more and more frequently, especially in laptops.

The advantages and disadvantages of SSDs

• An SSD works much faster thanks to the fixed microchips, the SSD is technically similar to a RAM or USB memory. The classic HDD, on the other hand, consists of moving individual parts. This has the disadvantage that the read and write head must be mechanically guided to the corresponding location where the data is stored (as with a CD/DVD).

• An SSD is particularly useful if the operating system is installed on it. Windows starts much faster and programs open up to 4x faster than with an HDD.

• SSDs also have disadvantages, an SSD has a limited lifespan, as rewritability is limited. In contrast to classic hard disks, SSDs cannot be overwritten indefinitely without losing performance. In addition, current SSDs have a slightly higher probability of total failure than HDDs. In some rare cases, a power failure can cause total data loss, which is why data backups are a must for SSDs.

Increase the service life of the SSD

Temporary file accesses wear out an SSD quite a bit, as a large number of read and write operations are carried out here. It is therefore worth changing the temporary Windows folder as well as the temporary folder used by Langmeier Backup to a classic HDD disk (non-SSD).

Change Windows temporary folder

One of the folders that is overwritten the most is the Windows temporary folder. Almost every installation, download, etc. uses this folder to store temporary files, which are often deleted automatically after use, but sometimes this has to be done manually afterwards. So if you have two hard disks in use, the SSD for Windows and an HDD for the data, then we recommend moving the temporary Windows folder to a partition on the HDD.

Here you can read how to change the Windows temporary folder:

How to change the Windows Temp folder

Change temporary folder in Langmeier Backup

Langmeier Backup also uses the Windows temporary folder in some cases, especially for compressed backups. The ZIP archives are first created on the temp folder and then moved to the backup target. However, Langmeier Backup 9.1 can work around this by allowing you to specify the temp folder that Langmeier Backup should use directly in Langmeier Backup. You can find the option here:

Under "Options --> Global settings --> Expert settings --> Use own temporary path".

The specified folder is then used for all Langmeier Backup backups where a temporary folder is required. Use a folder on an HDD.

This is a small but nice advantage, the backups are performed, Windows works just as fast and the lifetime of the SSD is increased.

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