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How to TRIM/DISCARD a whole SSD partition on Linux?
My partition /dev/sda3 on an SSD drive doesn't contain any filesystem, but it contains garbage. How do I do a TRIM/DISCARD operation on the whole partition?
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How badly do SSDs degrade without TRIM?
SSDs have been out for a few years, and have seen all kinds of usage patterns. Windows and Linux support the TRIM command, with Mac OS still trailing behind here. Update (2011): It appears OSX Snow ...
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VirtualBox and SSD's TRIM command support
I am aware of the huge number of posts on the internet saying that this would not work and why and I really spent days looking for the solutions months ago but I've found yesterday some tips how to "...
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How can I see if Windows 7 is using TRIM for my SSD drive?
I recently upgraded the firmware on my SSD to support TRIM and upgraded to Windows 7. How can I tell whether Windows is recognizing the drive as SSD and using TRIM correctly?
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SSD garbage collection time
Let's assume I store sensitive information on a SSD and I want to erase it without secure erasing the whole drive. I erase or overwrite the file. The OS supports TRIM, so the block containing the ...
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Can I use something like the SSD TRIM command on a SD card?
SSD flash hard drives have started to support TRIM in order to avoid the slowdown that occurs after a while.
How do I do something similar on a SD card ?
Like reformating the SD card, but at a ...
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What does TRIM on an HDD mean?
I was examining a new hard drive when I noticed something peculiar:
It's a 1 TB HDD from Seagate, and CrystalDiskInfo shows that it supports TRIM! AFAIK, TRIM is some SSD feature that allows the ...
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SSD: "The volume is too fragmented to complete this operation"
I am currently configuring a Thinkpad E540, having inserted a 256 GB M.2 SSD into the corresponding slot, in order to run Windows 8 from the SSD instead of using the preconfigured 16 GB SSD as a cache ...
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Could a low quality SSD enclosure prevent the TRIM functionality on my SSD?
I'm about to purchase an external SSD enclosure (case) for my Samsung 860 QVO. Some case manufacturers mention "supports TRIM" in the description, some don't. Reading online, I only could ...
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What is TRIM exactly?
From the Wikipedia page of TRIM I get the impression that TRIM was introduced to lower the writes to a SSD, but letter the file system taking case of which blocks are unused.
If that is correct, does ...
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Is there Linux support for TRIM on SSD drives?
Does any know if there is a way to enable TRIM support on Linux for SSDs? This is included with Windows 7, and I was surprised that I couldn't find much information about it under Linux.
Info on SSD ...
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Is TRIM supported on RAID 0 configurations for SSD drives in Windows 7?
I know this question has probably been asked at some point in the past, but I am trying to figure out if Windows 7 supports passing TRIM commands through RAID controllers yet.
I am trying to decide ...
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How should my computing tendencies change after installing a SSD?
I am about to install an Intel X25-M SSD in my MacBook. What should I know beforehand?
I understand that you do not need to defrag the drive as it does not increase performance and decreases drive ...
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Does Linux support TRIM for SSDs on LVM?
I am getting a SSD and need to know, does Linux support TRIM if I set up LVM on top of the SSD? I'm finding conflicting information. I'm currently running Ubuntu 10.10 with kernel 2.6.35-28.
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Does having TRIM enabled affect other hard drives on a computer (and how do you know when Windows is using it)?
I recently purchased a new solid state drive (an OCZ Vertex 2 (80 GB)) to use primarily for my operating system. I also have three other SATA hard drives of assorted sizes for long-term data storage. ...
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