SSD Defrag

[BaconSanwich]

I know not to defrag an SSD, but I have nearly 30GB of fragmented files (according to Defraggler)

Any solutions?

 

[Joe C]

don't believe what Defraggler tells you, it's designed for platter hard drives

 

[Trotter]

Solution? Ignore it.

 

[Joe C]

SSD drives use TRIM instead of defragmenting, you can check to see if TRIM is enabled like this:

To enable or disable TRIM Command, you will need to open an Elevated Command Prompt window.

How To Open an Elevated Command Prompt window: Click on Start Orb > Type "CMD.exe" in Search box > Right click on "CMD" and select "Run as Administrator" (If you receive a prompt confirmation, click YES)

How to Enable TRIM Command

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

How to Disable TRIM Command

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1

How do I know if TRIM is working in Windows 7?

In the Elevated command Prompt windows, type the following:

fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify
Results explained below:
DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

What is TRIM?

A Trim command (commonly typeset as TRIM) 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.[1]

Trim (computing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia