c drive ssd d drive hdd can i use trim

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jonboy79

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Yeah only wanted trim enabled on my ssd but didn't want it to start trying to mess with data going to hdd. Am i right in thinking trim is set up on the ssd from the os via a command? Then it is the ssd that sets the trim once data is received?
 

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If your installed OS supports TRIM it should normally run automatically when the system is idle. And yes OS sends the TRIM command to the drive which then performs the function. If you install the software from your SSD manufacturer it should also have the option to manually run the TRIM command.
 

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Ok so i got mint 13 on my desktop, trim enabled, later on i install a few packages and it messes up my system. I have my os backed up how i liked it before so i then re install it, will trim still be enabled?

Regards jon
 

Samat

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If trim was enabled when you did the backup then it should be enabled if you use that backup to restore your system.
 

jonboy79

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No because i use my laptop with a hdd, add programs and stuff to the laptop, play around with it a little then if it seems stable move it across to my desktop. Or can i activate trim on my laptop os if it doesn't work with a hdd and it will be fine on both? Or shall i just activate after putting os on sdd??

Thank you so much
 

Samat

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In that case you should only activate trim after you put the os on ssd. It shouldn't do anything on the hdd anyway since it doesn't support the command.
 
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