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For those who own SSDs, they recognize it as an optimized drive with speeds 10 times faster than traditional HDDs. Despite its advantages in storage and energy efficiency, the only drawback is the considerably higher cost, limiting access for many users.
Regularly inspecting your SSD is a must, and after reading this article, it's highly likely that 99% of users are using it incorrectly. To check your SSD and assess the status of TRIM commands on SSDs, this article provides detailed instructions.
How to check the status of TRIM command on an SSD
What is the TRIM command?
TRIM, in layman's terms, is the name of a technology that enhances the speed of writing and erasing data on SSDs. SSDs supporting TRIM experience improved data read and write speeds, significantly faster than traditional drives.
Why is it necessary to use TRIM?
After extended usage, the efficiency of an SSD gradually decreases due to NAND Flash memory's inability to overwrite data. This means that to write to a specific memory cell, the controller must erase the existing data, a process referred to as 'data garbage collection.'
In this context, the TRIM command actively notifies the SSD about data blocks deemed no longer in use and can be internally erased.
Check the status of TRIM command on SSD
Step 1: To check the TRIM command status on an SSD, first open the Start Menu, type 'CMD,' and launch Command Prompt in Administrator mode.
Step 2: When the Command Prompt interface opens, enter the following command to proceed with checking the status of TRIM command on your SSD.
fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify
If the result shows NTFS DisableDeleteNotify = 0, it means your SSD has TRIM activated. If it's =1, TRIM is not activated.
Explaining this is challenging as the Windows system automatically recognizes and activates TRIM for SSDs. Rarely, Windows may not activate TRIM, usually due to low capacity or outdated SSDs, causing Windows to reject TRIM activation. Therefore, if you check the TRIM command status on your SSD and it's not activated, review your SSD as it may indeed have an issue.
Check the RETRIM process
RETRIM is the automated optimization process for SSDs regularly and periodically set by Windows. However, you can completely configure this process yourself to ensure even greater SSD optimization.
Step 1: First, open Menu Start, type 'Defragment' and access the drive optimization section Defragment and Optimize Drives.
For HDDs, this involves defragmentation, while for SSDs, it's about optimizing speed.
Step 2: In the Optimize Drivers section, proceed to Change Settings to modify the configurations.
Step 3: Here, simply set Run on a Schedule (recommended) and then check Choose.
Step 4: Next, select the SSD drive you want to schedule and press OK to confirm. Mytour, in this case, uses the C drive as an SSD and employs it for RETRIM on the SSD.
Mytour has now completed the guide on how to check the TRIM command status on SSDs and perform RETRIM for the hard drive. This helps you understand more about your hard drive, take measures to protect its health, and use SSDs accurately. Following Mytour's articles is the only way to ensure prolonged SSD usage and safeguard its lifespan.
In previous articles, Tamienphi introduced how to utilize PowerShell for SSD TRIM. If you're unfamiliar with the process, check out the guide on using PowerShell for SSD TRIM here.
