Have you ever upgraded your PC from one generation to the next and wondered where the performance-boost was to be found? Certainly, our CPU’s continue to get through tasks faster and faster, but when ...

Most SSD users are aware that TRIM is an essential Windows command that prolongs SSD life and ensures that their SSDs stay speedy. TRIM kicks-in after a file deletion in Windows and notifies the SSD ...

I thought TRIM was a Good Thing(™). So I enabled it as soon as the OS started supporting it. However, a recent SNAFU teaches me that TRIM makes data recovery well-nigh impossible. I can't seem to find ...

Having seen just what a mess writing 1TB of data to our drives made using pre-TRIM firmware, we were pretty dubious about just how much of an effect TRIM would have, especially as the damage to the ...

If you're a proud owner of an SSD and wish to optimize its performance, understanding the SSD TRIM command is very important. This guide will discuss this process and everything you need to know about ...

Windows can maintain your SSD really well, but it sure makes you work for those features ...

Last week, we ran a syndicated piece from The Wirecutter on what the best consumer-grade SSD is for most people to buy. In it, guest author Nathan Edwards issued this caveat about adding third-party ...

Fix the small things before they snowball into a new purchase ...

Solid State Doctor will force your SSD to clean house and deliver its best performance, as well as clone it, diagnose it, and secure erase it. For anyone not running Windows 8.1 with its “optimize ...

As we have seen with our testing, data recovery on a TRIM-enabled SSD is simply a lost cause. As soon as the command is issued, you may as well kiss your data goodbye. Interestingly, some traces to ...