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When do you know you need a larger disk? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by bankimu@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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As SSD is getting cheaper, I find myself keep thinking that I should buy a bigger one.

But this isn't really a decision based on actual need - and I can tell my mind is playing tricks to convince me that "you need to get it because what if you want to install a lot of large games".

I'm thinking may be a reasonable criteria instead is to see my current utilization, and buy one only if the utilization exceeds a percentage - say ">80% disk util=> buy a new one" as a rule?

What is your criteria to get a bigger disk?

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[–] Synthead@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

If I need more space or more speed. Otherwise, it's a waste.

[–] PseudoSpock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One ALWAYS needs a larger disk!

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

As a NAS user I agree.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I personally have about 7tb of space in my gaming machine but that’s mostly because I used to have terrible internet and have been in the habit of downloading a bunch of stuff and holding since downloaded took too long. My speeds are much better now but I still hoard stuff anyway

[–] hitagi@ani.social 2 points 1 year ago

I only have a few games and two 500GB SSDs have been more than enough for me. My first started to fill up with ~60GB left on storage so I grabbed another.

SSDs are pretty cheap now. If you can afford larger ones, I don't see why you shouldn't grab one just in case you find yourself with a big library of games in the future.

[–] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

For me, I only have the one NVME slot, so I'm waiting until I can summon the motivation to switch it over and reinstall arch and all the settings the way I like it.

I only have 500GB but with a 2TB external HDD I still have 50% free space

[–] mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is your SSD's capacity now?

[–] bankimu@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have 500GB + 1TB. Both about 30% used.

[–] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

With (350GB + 700GB) just over 1 TB of free space between 2 disks, I struggle to see why you would need more, even if you start downloading a bunch of games.