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HDD to SSD migration and capacity?

Hi all,

I will be migrating my HDD library to a 2.0 TB (1.81 TB capacity) Samsung T5 SSD. The new library will remain rather static with very infrequent additions or deletions.

About how much data should I put on it, and about how much "headroom" should I leave unused? And is the answer the same for audio applications as it is for PC applications?

Thanks!

mkh1099

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ghdprentice
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My rule of thumb is around 80%. But it depends on exactly what the details of your system is. Is this only for music storage, or shared space… does you PC already have a separate system drive with a large cashe. Which operating system? I have 14TB on my system… the first TB is for the system and is SSD.

But knowing nothing 80%. 

ghdprentice
6,359 posts
 

Ok… I didn’t realize it is a portable, I should have looked it up. Fill it up… doesn’t mater.

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