Separately, from the comments on the download page...
"Windows also redefines Disk Optimization's weekly pass to do TRIM instead of defragmentation."
Actually Windows does occasionally defrag SSDs -- Microsoft's engineers have found it necessary for Windows to perform optimally -- so it is best to leave automatic optimization on, which will run TRIM once a month rather than weekly.
"SSDs do still need indexing. It's still much faster to find files and content in files with an indexing database than without..."
True, but particularly on slower hardware, turning off search indexing is widely recognized & recommended as a way to boost performance. And it does contribute to the number of writes.
"Hibernation has nothing to do with SSDs."
Also very true, but many, myself included, feel it's an unnecessary waste of disk space, and the large, multi gig files do add to the total write count. It's also slightly more difficult to turn off compared to other options many feel are unneeded like restore points, which often don't work anyway. And of course hibernation has nothing to do with sleep.
That all said, the number of writes that determines an SSD's lifespan varies depending on the make & model of the SSD. At the low end something like SSD Fresh *might* make a difference, but on a higher end drive you might be hard pressed to ever reach the *rated* EOL. And it is just a rating -- many drives will continue on just fine for years after they exceed the so-called max number of writes.
"the Biggest best thing you can do to extend the life of an SSD is to not provision 10GB of space for every 500GB."
Hmmm... AFAIK manually over-provisioning like that hasn't been recommended or needed for years.
"This will protect your SSD from total failure and you will always have time to replace the drive with out loosing data."
While manually over-provisioning can't hurt anything, and while built-in over-provisioning does help, neither will make any SSD bullet proof -- some relative few can & will die, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
"The cheaper SSD´s are programmed to work for 2 years."
I have a very, Very old OCZ 60GB SSD that's still running strong today -- it was the cheapest of the cheap in it's day. I also have a couple of SSDs I bought on sale because they were so cheap probably 4 or 5 years ago, that I ran for a couple of years in external housings before sticking them in a couple of devices, and they're still going strong.
Fact is, it's the kind of chips used that determines both cost & lifespan, though there's no doubt some brands have a higher profit margin than others.
"You can never extend the life of your SSD, never."
When you're talking about component electrical failure, you're correct. You can increase the odds of electronic components not failing by making sure that they don't get too hot, and that they're fed the proper voltage, but a defective component is a defective component & no one can do anything about that.
However, electrical & mechanical parts &/or components do wear out, and that's what SSD Fresh attempts to address.
