HACKER Q&A
📣 laserstrahl
How do you format / speed up a SSD?
I wanna know how to speed up or format old SSD's.
Is there a program or a guide you can recommend? Windows or Linux.
👤 helph67
Accepted Answer ✓
Vopt is an excellent defrag/trimmer/cleaner for Windows, now made freely available by the author.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/vopt.html
👤 Breadmaker
sudo fstrim / -v
👤 LoudPipes
spinrite from grc.com works on SSDs. It can speed them up, from what Steve Gibson says. I don't have a way to measure my SSD speed, so I can't provide evidence.