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SSD is getting slow?

Jeroen1322
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Hi guys!

 

I have this 60GB SanDisk SSD for my OS and small programs like Spotify/Skype. I have reinstalled and formated the drive a couple of times and now my computer is getting slower. Normally when it booted Spotify would pop up inmidietly but now it takes 5-10 seconds and i have to wait to open a program.. 

 

Is my SSD getting slower and what could i do about it?

 

Thanks!

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Hi guys!

 

I have this 60GB SanDisk SSD for my OS and small programs like Spotify/Skype. I have reinstalled and formated the drive a couple of times and now my computer is getting slower. Normally when it booted Spotify would pop up inmidietly but now it takes 5-10 seconds and i have to wait to open a program.. 

 

Is my SSD getting slower and what could i do about it?

 

Thanks!

TRIM?  Or just space?  SSDs loose speed as they fill up, also.  Over Provisioning is a thing.  Might be worth having about 5GB of your driver unformatted. 

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enable TRIM if not enabled as ^ said, Otherwise you could try Zero fill you drive its a good trick to get better performance but if your drive is TRIM enabled this should not matter

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TRIM?  Or just space?  SSDs loose speed as they fill up, also.  Over Provisioning is a thing.  Might be worth having about 5GB of your driver unformatted. 

That is already present on a stock drive. No need to dedicate more space :)

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enable TRIM if not enabled as ^ said, Otherwise you could try Zero fill you drive its a good trick to get better performance but if your drive is TRIM enabled this should not matter

Nope, thats not how you do this. To restore performance, you need to secure erase the drive.

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