Just a sidenote about ntfs & ext4.
ntfs doesnt require defragmentation on SSDs, and it actually might lower the lifespan of your SSD because of the increase in unnecessary read/writes.
ext4 IIRC works just fine as long as your drive is at most 90% full and you keep that last 10% free.
Its been a while since i read up on that fact about ext4 so someone more experienced can correct me if im wrong
I most certainly do not know how this specific thing is xD
I will say however, you took the saying “Improvise, Adapt, Overcome” to heart haha