Windows 10: Optimize SSD

Hi there

also a good idea !!!! - I think though with large RAID arrays e.g (4, 6, 10 TB etc) that method might take a while !! but certainly feasable for more "normal" size HDD's and a lot quicker than defrag. However things like Macrium have optimized the process and speeded it up so much compared with say a Windows / File explorer copy that the backup and restore still gets my vote.

On large RAID arrays I wouldn't even THINK of defragging them -- let the RAID hardware / I/O controller handle all that stuff - otherwise I think you'll certainly Break the array losing a LOT of data !!!!!.

Cheers
jimbo

 

Hi,

SSDs do get fragmented just like a HDD.
The difference being that SSDs have little latency retrieving data from its medium.
Add to that the fact that every time you would defrag it you would reduce its usable life as cells wear out every time they're written to.

Cheers, *Wink

 

Defraging HDDs puts more stress and wear on them too. One full defrag with optimizing makes them work as much as months of normal use. Particles on platters also have life span to say nothing about mechanical parts.

 

I love how people that claim to have no experience with something can authoritatively make claims about it. If you've, as you said, *NEVER* defragged a drive, how exactly would you know whether or not makes any difference? You're like someone saying "I've never taken a vitamin in my life, so I know they are useless"

Also bad advice. SSD's need to be TRIM'd on a regular basis, or you won't get the full capacity of the drive out of them.

 

If Windows thinks and says it needs it, why can't it do it?

 

Hi,

Are we still talking about the RE partition ?

Cheers, *Wink

 

Hi,

So, yes it's still the Recovery partition.
Ignore it, nothing's written to it. Nothing's read from it.

Cheers, *Wink

 

Why does it need it then?

 

Maybe not having a drive letter decides whether Windows throws up this 'never run... needs optimisation' message. Try deleting a drive letter on another test partition and see if that behaves the same.

I'd say it was a notification that should not be present but changing the behaviour would probably require a rewrite of most of that part of the OS.

 

Just a list with all storage options and gives you opportunity to defrag if you want to. It doesn't mean it has to be done. I always turn off auto defrag, never defragged manually, without any ill effects. D: and G: are partitions on one HDD that's only 6 month old but F: has been connected for 3-4 years.

 

I see you have an "extra" system reserved(the bottom one) Mike*Wink

If you ever want to get rid of it, I have a mini tutorial here: Can somebody help me on how to reconfigure boot loader in Windows 10? - Page 3 - Windows 10 Forums

You also need to read the post #26 on same page.

 

Thanks, it's from C: drive, I already got rid of one that was leftover from W7 or 8, don't remember now. I also made an MR backup with only one System reserved and main, C: partitions but never got around to restore it like that.
This is as of now:




I'm not sure but that unalocated 903MB partition shows up on some but not other partitioning programs and can't do anything with it so my guess that it's over-provisioning space for that SSD. (Silicon Power v700).

 

Yep I see you have no "extras".
Maybe if it shows up in choose drive you can at least turn it off: