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Windows does not Trim SSD on schedule

Anonymous
2018-07-12T20:44:11+00:00

Why is it, that in Windows 10, I can trim an SSD manually via the optimization center, but the scheduled Trim is not happening? The SATA drive is set up as an ordinary NTFS drive, is recognized as an SSD (just as my disk drives are recognized correctly) and it is included in the choice of drives to optimize (daily).  Windows defragments the disk drives on the daily schedule, but the calendar for SSD optimization via TRIM just starts racking up the days since the last manually stimulated occurrence. Howcomezit?

BTW, I would search Windows events for the optimization, but Microsoft forgot, for the umpteenth time, to include a full search mechanism in the Event Viewer.

Oh - with regard to categorization of this question, is this topic considered one related to devices or to storage?

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ITG

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-12T22:42:49+00:00

    As I understand, optimization is either defrag (HD) or trim (SSD), depending on the disk type. And if I understand Trim, it does not operate independently of the O/S; garbage collection is done sporadically without assist of the O/S, but Trim must be operated through the O/S. And, again, if I understand, Trim and garbage collection are not the same thing. If Trim was not able to be scheduled or if Trim did not need to be scheduled, then Microsoft would not have included it in their Optimization Center for SSDs. But Microsoft did include it, and appears to not be running it for SSDs even when included in a schedule.

    I was asking why this was so, and if there was a solution to it.

    As Microsoft appears to have no solution, I will look for a third-party Trim that can be scheduled outside of the Optimization Center.

    Thx. ITG

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  2. Igor Leyko 110.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-07-12T21:10:54+00:00

    Hi,

    TRIM works automatically (if it turns on) when files are deleted, there is no need to run it manually or scheduling in Windows 10.

    Disk optimization is not a TRIMing only, it may be a defragmentation too.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-07-12T22:33:43+00:00

    Pretty worthless. Sorry.

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  4. Igor Leyko 110.6K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2018-07-12T22:54:12+00:00

    Optimization for HDD is only defragmentation, optimization for SSD may be TRIMming or defragmentation if SSD is too fragmented.

    One may say TRIM is OS dependent because there must be someone to send SSD information about file deleting. So, e.g. Windows XP does not support TRIM and one have to install additional programs for TRIM functionality.

    Garbage collection is SSD internal mechanism, it works much better if SSD gets TRIM information.

    To determine does TRIM works or no there are some third party programs. But please note, even if SSD have got TRIM information this does nor mean it will use it immediately. It may delay it for sometime even for day or more if it have a lot to do due to garbage collection.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-07-12T20:50:13+00:00

    Hi,

    Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, Thank you so much for your valuable question please, I would suggest you to please see the below mentioned thread and see it if it helps. I am hopeful that your query will be resolved, If the issue persists kindly do let me know,waiting for your kind reply please. Please check the solution given by Ankit Rajput

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Please let me know, if that helps and feel free to ask back any question.

    Kind Regards:

    Yasir

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