There's no getting around it: SSDs aren't cheap. Sure, they've come down in price over the years, but when compared to an HDD, the cost is quite a bit more expensive.

And while their overall function is to store your files, SSDs behave differently from HDDs and they need to be cared for properly. After all, you didn't spend big bucks on high-speed storage just to have it die off quickly, did you?

One simple thing you can do is make sure TRIM is enabled on your PC. In essence, TRIM is a system that's designed to prevent performance degradation for how things are written to SSDs after other files have been deleted. Simply put, if you have an SSD, you want it to be on!

Administrator_ Command Prompt

Right-click the Start button on Windows 10 and run Command Prompt (Admin). From there, type (or copy/paste) the following command to check whether TRIM is enabled: 

        fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify
    

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If you see "0" then TRIM is enabled and your SSD is good to go. If it's not, don't worry, because you can turn it on!

To enable it, use the same Command Prompt (Admin) and enter the following: 

        fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0. 
    

If for some reason you need to turn Trim off, enter 

        fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 1.
    

Do you use an SSD, or do you prefer the larger, more affordable options offered with an HDD? Let us know in the comments!

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