SSD Storage Is Expensive — What to Do When Disk Space Is Insufficient

When disk space is low and SSDs are costly, try using semi-caching.

When caching is enabled, the full system is not cached to local storage — only as much as you use is cached.

This usage requires network boot to work in conjunction.

If local space is only 256 GB, consider fully caching one image (capable of offline boot) with some common software installed, using 80 GB for software. All less-frequently used software can be installed in a separate image. That image can use network boot directly — do not click Download — cache as you use.

If there is no "(Network Boot)" image, it is a full-cache boot. If a network boot image is present, network boot will be attempted.