Info about ssd defrag

simobostana · Nov 29, 2018

Hello! Since I have no idea I decided to ask you to not confuse something .... Should I defragment SSD ?if so, with which program do I do? my SSD is: Samung EVO 860 500GB ( it is new ) Thanks!

stevenjemint · Nov 29, 2018

Windows 10, like Windows 8 and Windows 7 before it, automatically defragments files for you on a schedule (by default, once a week). However, it doesn't always run consistently, so if you notice files are taking longer to load or you just want to double-check every month or so, you can see how fragmented the drive is in Windows.

Check this link for the rest of the information you need - https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/defragment-hard-drive-windows

MeanMachine41 · Nov 29, 2018

Hi simobostana

You do not defrag an SSD. Your system uses the trim command to optimize the drive.

The trim command (known as TRIM in the ATA command set, and UNMAP in the SCSI command set) allows an operating system to inform a solid-state drive (SSD) which blocks of data are no longer considered in use and can be wiped internally.

USAFRet · Nov 29, 2018

simobostana :

You don't.
You just let Windows handle it. It knows what to do with SSD's.

Just leave it alone.

simobostana · Nov 29, 2018

MeanMachine41 :

Hello and thanks for answer! how does this command inform me,do we have to install something?
should i turn off windows defrag ?

SoggyTissue · Nov 29, 2018

TRIM works at a hardware level, its already in your SSD. You leave it to do its job, you cant turn it on or off, its always present.

You should turn off defrag to stop unwanted writes to your SSD as every cell has a write life (minimum number of writes before chance of failure).

Search

Info about ssd defrag

simobostana

MeanMachine41

stevenjemint

Notable

MeanMachine41

Judicious

USAFRet

Titan

simobostana

SoggyTissue

Estimable

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page