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Can any data be recovered from an SSD after you reset windows?

If you reset your PC (windows reset), and you have a SSD, can anything be recovered? What difference does choosing the “clean the drive” option make in terms of recovery? Also, if you quickly turn off ...
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How do you TRIM unallocated/unformatted space after partition shrinking on an SSD in Windows?

How do you TRIM completely unused, unallocated, unformatted, unpartitioned space (but other volumes still exist) on an SSD in Windows 11, that used to contain data, for over provisioning? (For note: ...
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Does Windows send TRIM command with every delete?

I understand the concept behind TRIM. I know you can schedule TRIM through the "optimization schedule" part of "defragment and optimize drives". But does Windows send a TRIM ...
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Does a windows 10 quick format still send a TRIM command on SSD?

A little while ago I used the "Reset this PC" feature on windows 10 with my samsung 850 EVO. I chose remove my files but I cant quite remember if I chose to fully clean the drive or just ...
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Does TRIM instantly deletes files deleted in on SSD?

If i deleted something from recycle bin, is it instantly gone when i have TRIM enabled? I deleted a file and i’d like to get it back but i don’t know if it’s even worth to try.
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Do I need to enable TRIM in all OS if multibooting?

I multiboot. Does one OS issuing TRIM to my SSD cover all partitions or not? I have a MacBook Pro (Core2Duo version 2.1 - late 2007) with the HDD replaced with a SSD. I am multi-booting it with ...
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Win 10 does not run scheduled optimisation task

I have win 10 with all latest updates (14393.321) In my drives tab I set SSD optimization to run daily. But this task does not run in 9 days.
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File system which supports trim command for shared SSD

I have a ~500GB SSD and I want to read/write on it from both of Windows and Linux. As far as I know, there are three choices for file system of shared drives: FAT32, NTFS and exFAT. FAT32: Not an ...
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When does SSD static wear leveling operation occur, possible to measure?

Scenario: 1) New 60GB SSD Drive 2) Install OS and Programs 40G 3) Assume windows pagefile.sys file size is 16G 4) The bulk of the OS and Programs are rarely (if ever) updated for ...
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Win7/Server2008: Automatic differences SSD/HDD installation

It is said that a new installed Win7/2008 has "some" settings different if it was installed on a SSD than they would be on a HDD. Do someone have a reliable statement on what exactly is different? I ...
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Is disk Format equivalent to TRIM on all blocks of SSD

I wonder what happens to SSD disk if I format it in Windows. Does it replace old data with new data or tells it to erase data just like TRIM command without filling anything instead ? I want to use ...
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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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