SSD performance is dropping and TRIM may not be running
Without TRIM the SSD holds onto stale blocks and write amplification gets worse. On modern Windows this normally runs automatically once a week.
support/performance/ssd-trim-niet-actiefsteps: 4
Try this first
- Check status with fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify, expected answer is 0
- Force a manual run via Optimize-Volume -DriveLetter C -ReTrim
- Verify the last run was recent in Defragment and Optimize Drives
- For external USB SSDs: confirm UASP driver is present and forwards TRIM
When to bring us in
For a firmware bug that ignores TRIM: flash with vendor tool or RMA if still under warranty.
See also
- My laptop is suddenly slowThree main suspects: a runaway background process, near-full disk, or a Windows update in progress.
- One specific application is slow for everyoneIf an app is slow for one person: local. For everyone at once: server side or vendor side.
- Opening files from the file server takes minutesOften the server itself is fine and the issue is network routing or stalling DNS resolution.
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