I have an 8tb harddrive and 256gb sdd and I want to use them as a game drive on linux. I’m not sure what’s the best method for setting that up is or if it’s even a good idea.
I have an 8tb harddrive and 256gb sdd and I want to use them as a game drive on linux. I’m not sure what’s the best method for setting that up is or if it’s even a good idea.
10-15 years ago, Apple had a product built around this concept, the Fusion Drive. It was one physical device containing both types of storage that appeared to the user as a single drive. The OS would decide what files when on which storage medium based on usage. Unfortunately, it’s been long enough that they went to all SSDs all of the time that Apple is removing support for it in this year’s OS release.
You used to be able to DIY those yourself. Any ssd and hdd combo worked.
Here’s the guide I followed all those years ago: https://jolly.jinx.de/teclog/2012.10.20.fusion-drive-on-older-macs-yes.html
2012? Wow. Life really creeps up on you
Not just an apple thing. The general term is hybrid drive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_drive