Samsung SM951 256Gb and Samsung Magician

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Hey guys,

So, I have recently bought a Samsung SM951 256Gb NVMe M.2 for my OS and my most frequently used programs. I am barely starting to use it, and since it is my first SSD I am learning how to really maintain it in good shape (removing automatic defrags in Windows 10 and all that good stuff). I put my trust on Samsung Magician for performance optimization, but it doesn't seem to support this drive.

Any other software suggestions?
Or it would be easier to do everything by myself? And in that case, what are the things that I need to know/do?

Thanks :)
 
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Windows 10 is a lot smarter than Windows 7 when it comes to SSD tuning. What the old "defrag" app used to do in Windows 7 (and early 8) was detrimental to the older drives. Now it is called "optimizing" your drives, which essentially runs the TRIM command set to clean up leftover bytes from deleted files and "intelligently" degrags the drive. What this means is it leaves large blocks of continuous data alone, and only moves the most fragmented programs. Yes, fragmentation is still an issue on an SSD.
It is best to leave the Windows 10 optimization ON. Besides that, modern SSDs don't require much maintenance and they have MUCH longer life spans. Most new Samsung SSDs I've seen fail after 400 TB or more of continuous writes.
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Windows 10 is a lot smarter than Windows 7 when it comes to SSD tuning. What the old "defrag" app used to do in Windows 7 (and early 8) was detrimental to the older drives. Now it is called "optimizing" your drives, which essentially runs the TRIM command set to clean up leftover bytes from deleted files and "intelligently" degrags the drive. What this means is it leaves large blocks of continuous data alone, and only moves the most fragmented programs. Yes, fragmentation is still an issue on an SSD.
It is best to leave the Windows 10 optimization ON. Besides that, modern SSDs don't require much maintenance and they have MUCH longer life spans. Most new Samsung SSDs I've seen fail after 400 TB or more of continuous writes.
 
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