Filling up a SSD and what problem to expect

[jfri 42]

I have read on support forum for vertex SSD that you should never fill you SSD more than 80%. I wonder why? What problem can I expect if filling it more? How much do you fill your SSDs?

[NoahBryant 26]

Mine's been at 90+ percent pretty much since I got it and haven't had any issues.

[dazz 69]

I'm no expert, but I think the garbage collector needs some free space to move things around. It's not a mech drive though, you should be fine up to 80 - 90%Nick Needham recommends 90% maximum

[Bob Scott 7,716]

The wear levelling firmware needs some storage to work, but if it needs all of 20% for that they're doing something wrong. The Intel SSDs maintain some background storage not reported or user-accessible for this purpose...perhaps others don't.

[jfri 42]

The wear levelling firmware needs some storage to work, but if it needs all of 20% for that they're doing something wrong. The Intel SSDs maintain some background storage not reported or user-accessible for this purpose...perhaps others don't.

I think I have read somewhere that this generally apply to SSD. It might be pointed out that my 120 Gb SSD was noticable cheaper than others similary SSD and the seller told me not as fast either (but the price has been raised now).