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SSD optimize and defrag
There is a place to set optimize and defrag on or off and to schedule if you wish.
However, I have read that Windows does this itself in its own way. So should I turn mine off or leave it set to a month?
There is a place to set optimize and defrag on or off and to schedule if you wish.
However, I have read that Windows does this itself in its own way. So should I turn mine off or leave it set to a month?
Windows does this itself if you tell it to in Disk defragmenter - C:\Windows\System32\dfrgui.exe
Judging by the words you chose, I think this is what you are looking at. And note that this interface runs the appropriate type of defrag [defrag or optimise/trim] for different types of disk without any action being needed on your part [the button says Optimise whichever disk type is chosen].
So you can just accept the defaults in that interface if you want to [in the diagram, I had chosen to turn scheduled defrags off but I think you want to leave them on].
Denis
This is how my settings are and unless I have read you all wrong, it should be left hat way and let Windows do its own thing.
Thank you for your help.
Sorry, my 80 year old brain drew the wrong conclusion so on it is for the month.
That is the expected behaviour. See the explanation under the heading Scheduled task in defrag - Microsoft Docs. It trims SSDs monthly even if the Weekly setting has been chosen.
Denis
Thanks for that, Denis; just for laughs I changed the scheduled frequency to monthly. We'll see what that accomplishes.