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mg88633778
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July 19, 2022
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Need some help with SSD set up for best AE Performance- specs given

  • July 19, 2022
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I've just upgraded from an imac pro (2017) to a new Mac Studio M1 MAX (512 int. SSD)

At my disposal in addition to these are two external SSDS, 1 TB and a 500GB, both Samsung T5s. So:

 

512GB int SSD (Mac Studio)

1TB Samsung T5 SSD

500GB Samsung T5 SSD

 

I don't use huge video files generally, but have a fair bit of Photoshop use. In terms of SSD set up, the advice out there is pretty conflicting or vague in terms of performance/previewing. From what I can gather it's good to have memory/cache seperate to project files, with apps/personal stuff seperate again. What is generally the best set up for AE performance? I would consider an upgrade to a better SSD if it would help re:memory/cache e.g. Samsung X5, but I thought I'd seek advice first.

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    Jqke
    Jqke
    Brainiac
    July 19, 2022

    In general, as much storage as you can go is useful. It fills up pretty quickly so for people working on large projects, they might have to clear it once after the project is exported and done.

     

    I don't really know what you mean by "setup" for an SSD. I would think just use them and set your cache location to somewhere on the drive. 

    It's a little awkward that you have 2 different SSDs. You'd be better off with just one giant one. Windows has ways to partition drives but I don't know if OSX can do that. If it's possible for you to somehow return your 1tb and 500gb SSD, then I'd go for either a 1.5tb or 2tb. If you can return them, research online if there is a way to partition SSDs on OSX.

    ~Jake
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    mg88633778Author
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    July 19, 2022

    thank you for your reply. I don't require all that much storage, and certainly in my experience of SSDs, they don't slow down all that much unless you're filling it all that much, which I don't, Re:set up, I suppose I've someone who (honestly) has everything all on one huge drive internally, backed up with one equally huge drive, externally. I've also known someone who has one SSD for his memory/cache, one for his project files, and one for his personal files. I've also known folks who swear by using RAIDS, though this is more for video editing. I wouldnt neccessarily subscribe to the 'bigger is better' thing for performance with AE.

     

    Anyway, that's why I'm asking about set ups.

      Jqke
      Jqke
      Brainiac
      July 19, 2022

      I apologize, I think I misunderstood your question in the original post. Thank you for clarifying! 🙂

       

      About the setup, I would use the 512 GB for personal files, software installations, and everything other than below.

       

      You could really go either or with the 500 GB or 1 TB drives for personal files/cache. Personally, I think the 500 GB would be best for project files, definitely since you don't have super large footage. I do understand your thought process around the "bigger is better" thing not being necessarily true, but if you HAVE it might as well use it. So I would locate the cache to be in the 1 TB drive. 

       

      Hope I understood correctly! :]

      ~Jake
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