Windows 10: Windows is Trimming Harddisk instead of Defragmenting.

Discus and support Windows is Trimming Harddisk instead of Defragmenting. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hey tere, today I have opened the disk defragmenter tool and performed defragmentation, and I saw that the windows is trimming the harddisk instead of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by RAHUL DHANOLA, Jan 1, 2022.

  1. RAHUL DHANOLA
    RAHUL DHANOLA Win User

    Windows is Trimming Harddisk instead of Defragmenting.


    Hey tere, today I have opened the disk defragmenter tool and performed defragmentation, and I saw that the windows is trimming the harddisk instead of defragmenting it, which is used by the SSD to trim them. I want to ask that if it is an error or if it is not a problem that windows is trimming the harddisk also instead of defragmenting it.ThankYou.

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    RAHUL DHANOLA, Jan 1, 2022
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  2. DESMONDS99
    Desmonds99 Win User

    WIndows suddenly started defragging my SSD instead of trimming it

    I have been using my 850 evo SSD as system drive for 3 years and I have always left Windows to optimize the drives. It's recognized as an SSD and everythin worked fine. Until recently, I noticed the drive's activity light is on when idle. Then I open up
    task manager and the default defrag app and wait. And it turns out Windows is indeed defragging my SSD as its current status shows "2% consolidated" instead of "X% trimmed" (and trimming usually takes only a few seconds). The SSD is nearly 100% active as well.
    I disabled optimization for my SSDs and leave it on for HDDs only for now. Why did Windows all of a sudden decide to defrag my SSD? Again, the SSD is not being recognized as HDD and Windows used to trim the SSD noramlly. Is there a way to fix it? Windows version
    is 1903. Thanks.
     
    Desmonds99, Jan 1, 2022
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  3. REZA_MESGARAN
    Reza_Mesgaran Win User
    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.
     
    Reza_Mesgaran, Jan 1, 2022
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  4. MXPHENOM 216
    MxPhenom 216 Win User

    Windows is Trimming Harddisk instead of Defragmenting.

    SSD defragmenting on or off on windows 8.1?

    Leave it alone. Windows 8 knows you have an SSD, so instead of it defraging it throws trim commands to the drive. That is what it does when you click optimize.

    Now if you also have some platter drives itll defrag those instead.

    You are not suppose to defrag an SSD at all.The data on SSDs is not fragmented like on traditional drives. Instead its called trimming.
     
    MxPhenom 216, Jan 1, 2022
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