One of the things that Windows does behind the scenes is run TRIM on an SSD in your PC. TRIM keeps the SSD in top shape and helps it run at optimal speed. This is done automatically but you can modify the schedule for Windows to do it more frequently. Here’s what you need to know.

Why optimize your SSD to a schedule?

SSDs aren’t the same as HDDs — not only is the data not stored on spinning disks, but SSDs are also much faster — therefore the defragmentation that’s used to optimize a hard disk drive is irrelevant for an SSD. But when files are deleted from an SSD a TRIM function is necessary to mark those blocks for future storage. That’s how Windows’ Defragment and Optimize utility is useful. Windows runs scheduled drive optimizations by default on a weekly schedule, but you can decide

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