Defragging an SSD is a bad idea

[Oleg34]

There's a general rule of thumb or statement that "defragging an SSD is always a bad idea." I think we can agree we've all heard this before. We've all been told that SSDs don't last forever and when they die, they just poof and die. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/therealandcompletestorydoeswindowsdefragmentyourssd.aspx

 

[Ultima99]

Interesting article. Good info to link whenever we get people in the forums asking if they should defrag their SSD.

Short answer: No

Long answer: No, Windows does something like a defrag on an intelligent, monthly basis that is automatic and you should neither run a manual defrag or disable its automated process.

 

[CaptNumbNutz]

Defragging an SSD isn't always a bad idea, it is only a bad idea to do it more than necessary. That's why its best to just let Windows do the TRIM and defrag itself. For spinner drives, business as usual.

 

[Kid744]

Good read there. I never knew windows was handling my ssd's in such an intelligent fashion. Makes me have a bit more respect for the folks at Redmond.

Kid

 

[Oleg34]

Here also info on how to disable Disk Defragmenter in Windows 7. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/3292-disk-defragmenter-schedule-turn-off.html

 

[Quix]

I thought everyone already knew all this stuff. This is [H] right?