How to Optimise SSD to increase lifetime?
Do I need to change any settings of Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 to increase the lifespan of my samsung ssd drive? or is it optimized by default?
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Do I need to change any settings of Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 to increase the lifespan of my samsung ssd drive? or is it optimized by default?
ssd 17.04
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
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asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
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No, you don't need to do anything.
– Pilot6
Apr 24 '17 at 21:59
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Do I need to change any settings of Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 to increase the lifespan of my samsung ssd drive? or is it optimized by default?
ssd 17.04
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
Do I need to change any settings of Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 to increase the lifespan of my samsung ssd drive? or is it optimized by default?
ssd 17.04
ssd 17.04
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
edited Apr 25 '17 at 3:24
Sumeet Deshmukh
4,46563272
4,46563272
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
asked Apr 24 '17 at 21:28
LauLau
11113
11113
No, you don't need to do anything.
– Pilot6
Apr 24 '17 at 21:59
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No, you don't need to do anything.
– Pilot6
Apr 24 '17 at 21:59
No, you don't need to do anything.
– Pilot6
Apr 24 '17 at 21:59
No, you don't need to do anything.
– Pilot6
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TRIM function for SSD has been enabled by default since Ubuntu 14.04. This is the major function to help increase the performance and life of your disk.
So, short answer is yes it is optimized, since TRIM is the major function you should worry about. Although you can always check another settings, see link below.
TRIM enables an operating system to notify the SSD of pages which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the files sectors as free for new data, then send a TRIM command to the SSD. After trimming, the SSD will not preserve any contents of the block when writing new data to a page of flash memory, resulting in less write amplification (fewer writes), higher write throughput (no need for a read-erase-modify sequence), thus increasing drive life.
Reference:
Trim- Wikipedia
How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18.1, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
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That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with thediscardoption, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something likefstrim $mountpoint_or_file.
– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by/etc/cron.weekly/fstrimwhich comes with packageutil-linux, which is also installed by default.
– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
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TRIM function for SSD has been enabled by default since Ubuntu 14.04. This is the major function to help increase the performance and life of your disk.
So, short answer is yes it is optimized, since TRIM is the major function you should worry about. Although you can always check another settings, see link below.
TRIM enables an operating system to notify the SSD of pages which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the files sectors as free for new data, then send a TRIM command to the SSD. After trimming, the SSD will not preserve any contents of the block when writing new data to a page of flash memory, resulting in less write amplification (fewer writes), higher write throughput (no need for a read-erase-modify sequence), thus increasing drive life.
Reference:
Trim- Wikipedia
How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18.1, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with thediscardoption, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something likefstrim $mountpoint_or_file.
– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by/etc/cron.weekly/fstrimwhich comes with packageutil-linux, which is also installed by default.
– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
add a comment |
TRIM function for SSD has been enabled by default since Ubuntu 14.04. This is the major function to help increase the performance and life of your disk.
So, short answer is yes it is optimized, since TRIM is the major function you should worry about. Although you can always check another settings, see link below.
TRIM enables an operating system to notify the SSD of pages which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the files sectors as free for new data, then send a TRIM command to the SSD. After trimming, the SSD will not preserve any contents of the block when writing new data to a page of flash memory, resulting in less write amplification (fewer writes), higher write throughput (no need for a read-erase-modify sequence), thus increasing drive life.
Reference:
Trim- Wikipedia
How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18.1, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with thediscardoption, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something likefstrim $mountpoint_or_file.
– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by/etc/cron.weekly/fstrimwhich comes with packageutil-linux, which is also installed by default.
– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
add a comment |
TRIM function for SSD has been enabled by default since Ubuntu 14.04. This is the major function to help increase the performance and life of your disk.
So, short answer is yes it is optimized, since TRIM is the major function you should worry about. Although you can always check another settings, see link below.
TRIM enables an operating system to notify the SSD of pages which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the files sectors as free for new data, then send a TRIM command to the SSD. After trimming, the SSD will not preserve any contents of the block when writing new data to a page of flash memory, resulting in less write amplification (fewer writes), higher write throughput (no need for a read-erase-modify sequence), thus increasing drive life.
Reference:
Trim- Wikipedia
How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18.1, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
TRIM function for SSD has been enabled by default since Ubuntu 14.04. This is the major function to help increase the performance and life of your disk.
So, short answer is yes it is optimized, since TRIM is the major function you should worry about. Although you can always check another settings, see link below.
TRIM enables an operating system to notify the SSD of pages which no longer contain valid data. For a file deletion operation, the operating system will mark the files sectors as free for new data, then send a TRIM command to the SSD. After trimming, the SSD will not preserve any contents of the block when writing new data to a page of flash memory, resulting in less write amplification (fewer writes), higher write throughput (no need for a read-erase-modify sequence), thus increasing drive life.
Reference:
Trim- Wikipedia
How to optimize your Solid State Drive for Linux Mint 18.1, Ubuntu 16.04 and Debian
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
edited Feb 15 at 17:49
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
answered Apr 24 '17 at 22:17
Peter ArkPeter Ark
33828
33828
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with thediscardoption, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something likefstrim $mountpoint_or_file.
– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by/etc/cron.weekly/fstrimwhich comes with packageutil-linux, which is also installed by default.
– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
add a comment |
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with thediscardoption, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something likefstrim $mountpoint_or_file.
– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by/etc/cron.weekly/fstrimwhich comes with packageutil-linux, which is also installed by default.
– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with the
discard option, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something like fstrim $mountpoint_or_file.– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
That's not precisely correct. Your filesystem has to be mounted with the
discard option, which is not the default. Without that mount option, you must periodically run something like fstrim $mountpoint_or_file.– Michael Mol
Apr 29 '17 at 22:38
It is run automatically each week by
/etc/cron.weekly/fstrim which comes with package util-linux, which is also installed by default.– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
It is run automatically each week by
/etc/cron.weekly/fstrim which comes with package util-linux, which is also installed by default.– goetzc
Jul 30 '17 at 18:19
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
Actually the second referenced article mentions whole bunch of other changes to default installation besides TRIM.
– vucalur
Oct 29 '17 at 16:49
add a comment |
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– Pilot6
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