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What is TRIM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"SoftRAID<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

TRIM<\/a> is an important part of keeping your solid-state drives (SSDs) healthy. And in our first update to SoftRAID for Windows, we\u2019ve added several TRIM features that keep your drives running faster and longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSDs handle data differently than traditional hard disks. They are divided into blocks<\/em>, which are somewhat analogous to (but much larger than) traditional hard disk sectors. These blocks must be manipulated as a single unit<\/em>. If your computer tries to modify a partial block, the SSD will temporarily copy it to a different area, erase the original, and then write it to your drive. This process slows down your drive (data-shuffling takes some time) and shortens its life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help avoid this situation, file systems such as NTFS can cooperate with SSDs, telling the drive that an area of the disk is no longer in use (usually when a file is deleted) by sending a TRIM<\/em> command. This directive tells the drive that a block is no longer needed and can be overwritten when necessary. What this does is dramatically speed things up and extend your drive\u2019s lifespan by avoiding extra erase and write cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRIM in SoftRAID 1.0.7<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the newest update to SoftRAID for Windows, we\u2019ve added two important features<\/strong> to protect your SSDs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRIM + RAID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve expanded both RAID 0 and RAID 1 to fully support TRIM requests from Windows. We\u2019ll watch for TRIM commands sent to your RAID volumes and spread them out (for RAID 0 volumes) or replicate them (for RAID1 volumes) on your member disks. You don\u2019t have to do anything to take advantage of this feature\u2014SoftRAID for Windows will automatically watch for SSDs and do all the work for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRIM + HFS+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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SoftRAID for Windows includes MacDrive<\/a> technology to make your RAID volumes cross-platform \u2013 your Mac (HFS+) RAID 0 and RAID 1 volumes are fully supported in Windows. And for the first time, we\u2019ve added TRIM support to HFS+. So even when using Mac RAID volumes in Windows, your SSDs keep operating at their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re excited to keep innovating and are always looking for ways to protect your data and improve your workflow. If you\u2019re already a SoftRAID customer (thanks!), the software will automatically find and offer to install this update. If you aren\u2019t yet a SoftRAID fan, you can download a fully functional, 30-day trial at softraid.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is TRIM? TRIM is an important part of keeping your solid-state drives (SSDs) healthy. And in our first update to SoftRAID for Windows, we\u2019ve added several TRIM features that keep your drives running faster and longer. SSDs handle data differently than traditional hard disks. 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