Windows 10: Defragmenting SSD

Hello everyone! Should I use the Windows 10 built-in Disk Defragmentation to defragment my SSD? Some internet sources suggest that SSDs should never be defragmented.

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Defragment & SSD

Hi.

I have installed a Samsung SSD 850 Evo on a Windows 10 build 10.0.14393.

In the Defragment software, I saw "trimmed" instead of "defragmented".

What is trim? Is it necessary to run defragment on SSD?

Running defragment makes any problem to SSD or not?

Thank you.

 

Should SSD's be defragmented


Unlike defragging, Trim on an SSD is just Trim, it doesn't matter which program initiates it the results will be exactly the same. Trim doesn't move files, trim resets storage locations on the SSD that have had data previously stored there. There are two steps required to make a storage location available on an SSD. The first step is to delete the previous data. The second step is to reset the storage location for reuse. The first step is done on-command at the moment it is required. The second step is only performed when either there are no more reset data locations available for use or periodically, hopefully during idle periods. By waiting for an idle period to do the second step, the SSD performance is increased. The second step is the trim operation.

 

Should SSD's be defragmented


I'm simple so I try to keep things simple and not over complicate things.

1. As far as I know their is no manufacture of SSD's that recommend using a defrag program on their SSD's. What I have read from manufactures is they do not want their SSD's defraged with any program.

2. I have not use all brands of SSD's but I would suggest just following the manufactures suggestion, tool boxes and instructions on how to maintain their SSD's.