SSD maintenance software safe to use?

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I have a Samsung 840 Series Pro 256GB 2.5 inch SATA SSD and its starting to fill up. I only have 40GB free.

I've heard doing some things like defragmenting is a no no, but is general pc cleanup softwares like ccleaner safe to use so i can free up some extra space so i can install all my games?

Or are there alternatives like ccleaner specific for SSD's that don't just optimize for performance but remove unnecessary clutter etc.

I do have 2, 2TB hard drives as well where i backup all my data, ie media etc but i need space on my SSD.

*Note: I have uninstalled unnecessary programs already my SSD is just full of games*
 
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I doubt that cccleaner will remove enough to do any good.

There are free apps out there that will map your drive usage.
You might want to run one of those to see if you can identify any unneeded space that is large enough.
Do not forget to display hidden files.

You can run windows cleanup and empty the recycle bin.

Past that, if you have the budget, sell the 240gb pro and buy a 500gb evo. It will probably perform better. Secure erase the pro and sell it on ebay and you should not pay too much for the upgrade.

Or, if budget is tight, move less used games to a new hard drive.
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CCleaner is great. You can go into settings and have it load at start up. Do not have it wipe free space. Use the samsung magician software that came with your drive. Dissable hibernate as well as page file. (google for instuctions) That will free up a bunch of space.
 
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I doubt that cccleaner will remove enough to do any good.

There are free apps out there that will map your drive usage.
You might want to run one of those to see if you can identify any unneeded space that is large enough.
Do not forget to display hidden files.

You can run windows cleanup and empty the recycle bin.

Past that, if you have the budget, sell the 240gb pro and buy a 500gb evo. It will probably perform better. Secure erase the pro and sell it on ebay and you should not pay too much for the upgrade.

Or, if budget is tight, move less used games to a new hard drive.
 
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