What is better for guest SSD, fixed or dynamic size image?

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Lesjar
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What is better for guest SSD, fixed or dynamic size image?

Post by Lesjar »

I'm going to place a Windows XP VDI image on a SSD, this OS doesn't use TRIM. So is the fixed size better in this case? Will it minimize writes to the disk also?
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Re: What is better for guest SSD, fixed or dynamic size imag

Post by noteirak »

AFAIK, fixed or dynamic size does not make any difference in terms of write to the disk during usage.
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Re: What is better for guest SSD, fixed or dynamic size imag

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Thanks!
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