I've heard from multiple sources that you should disable search indexing on an SSD. However, I noticed that this prevents 8/8.1's search function from finding certain things like "Devices and Printers" if the SSD contains the operating system files, which caused a huge annoyance for me as I like to use the search function to search for these things (it's faster than finding and clicking it on the Start screen). I also learned you can move the search index files to another location. I've done this already, so will it be safe to re-enable search indexing for my SSD? From my understanding, having the index files be placed on another drive prevents all the unnecessary writes from occurring on the SSD with indexing enabled. Am I right about this or should I keep indexing disabled regardless of where the index files are stored?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel Core i5 4670K
- Motherboard
- ASUS Z87-A
- Memory
- Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR3-1600
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VE247H
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
Western Digital Blue 7200 RPM 1TB HDD
Seagate Expansion Portable 640GB HDD
- PSU
- Corsair TX750
- Case
- Thermaltake Chaser MK-I
- Cooling
- Stock Heatsink and Fans
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
- Mouse
- Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3000
- Internet Speed
- Cable 2MB/s
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11, Google Chrome
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender