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    Can't enable TRIM on my Dell XPS 13 L322X SSD?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jack53, Apr 5, 2019.

  1. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    I can't enable TRIM on my Dell XPS 13 L322X SSD?

    I ran in command prompt as administrator:
    fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0

    I got this message when I tried to enable it in Command Prompt as an Administrator.
    Error: Access is denied.

    [​IMG]Command Prompt message

    This is a six year old XPS that was running Win 7, which I upgraded to Win 10 Pro.
     
  2. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You need to run system level tasks under elevated cmd or powershell.
     
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    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Please explain!
     
  4. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    I ran Command Prompt as "Run as administrator" and got this:
    EnableTRIM_DellXPS-13_Win10b.jpg
    So I'm good then?
     
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    All good.
     
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    Yes, all good.
    Another alternative is to type defrag in search bar/box and do SSD TRIM aka Optimise from there.
     
  7. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Not fully understanding this? I thought you aren't supposed to defrag a SSD? Or does Optimise button do something different?
     
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    Win10 SSD defrag = TRIM SSD. You can perform defrag at the expense of added write amplification.
     
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    Yes it means TRIM is working and W10 has recognised it as SSD and will run only TRIM and won't defrag the SSD like HDD.
     
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    I know that. See my reply in post #5. I posted info so you can see the next steps. + info about how it works. Read the info posted in the article. You asked about defrag/Trim etc. All is in there. Read it. Good luck.
     
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    I sure will Papusan! Thanks!
     
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    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    How can I be sure of that. I sure don't want to damage my SSD.
     
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    Open defrag.exe using MS search or everything search engine. Select the SSD drive and hit Optimise. You will Trimming(percentage).
    upload_2019-4-7_11-52-25.png
     
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    And not to forget... You can see how long ago the last Trim is performed in the same window (Current status).
    upload_2019-4-7_12-52-19.png
     
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    OK, I'll try this... if it's the same SSD it came with, it's at least 6 years old and probably can use Optimising.

    Question though, should I shut down everything before doing that, like I have ten online pages open, etc. Or is it OK to keep using the laptop? I'm guessing, the former.
     
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    OK, I typed " defrag.exe" in search and all I got was a split second screen of command prompt, poof gone... no time to see anything? What happened?
     
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    In the search box just type "defrag" and look for "Defragment and optimize drives"
     
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    Never mind, found it. Looking at it now.
     
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    OKAY, found it and optimized it too.

    Optimize.jpg Optimize2.jpg Optimize.jpg Optimize2.jpg
     
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