Can I play games from an external ssd disc

[76561199055434831]

Hello , I am having a problem. My laptop only has 250gb space and its not really enough for games as these days they're pretty big. I was wondering if i could play games from an external ssd and if so which one i should buy?

[_I_]

yes, but shouldnt

usb 3.0 on external ssd can work ok, but often limited by usb bandwidth and iops

if you do use external drive, make sure windows is set to give it the same drive letter every time its plugged in, create a steam library on it
be sure to exit steam completely before unplugging/ejecting it, and make sure its plugged in and assigned the correct letter when you run steam

when installing games on it, it will take about 2-3x as long vs the internal drive due to how steam downloads/decompresses/installs games

[De_Stroyed -NOOB-]

Originally posted by _I_:

yes, but shouldnt

usb 3.0 on external ssd can work ok, but often limited by usb bandwidth and iops

if you do use external drive, make sure windows is set to give it the same drive letter every time its plugged in, create a steam library on it
be sure to exit steam completely before unplugging/ejecting it, and make sure its plugged in and assigned the correct letter when you run steam

when installing games on it, it will take about 2-3x as long vs the internal drive due to how steam downloads/decompresses/installs games

How about usb 3.1? if more certain im thinking about buying this "Samsung 500GB Portable T5 USB 3.1 Red MU-PA500R/ EU SSD"

[_I_]

or just clone the laptops drive to the 500+g ssd and put it in the laptop

[Tristan]

Originally posted by _I_:

or just clone the laptops drive to the 500+g ssd and put it in the laptop

cloning is the best way to go

because u will make an exact copy

saves u headaches

[Mr Blonde]

Ignore this rubbish. Yes you can run games from an external drive. Iv done it for years and you don’t see any difference. Why do you think consoles support external drives for installing games.

Just realised you said external ssd. But yes you can. Just won’t be as quick as internal ssd

[_I_]

consoles slow 2.5in hdd is similar to usb ssd performance

[xf0rGiv3Nx]

Originally posted by Mr Blonde:

Ignore this rubbish. Yes you can run games from an external drive. Iv done it for years and you don’t see any difference. Why do you think consoles support external drives for installing games.

But the ssd is definitely faster than an internal hdd correct?

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

you can even boot up your whole system from a usb enclosure works fine