TRIM is a feature in Windows 7 and above that immediately frees up the space on a solid state drive (SSD) that was previously occupied by a deleted file.

This allows Windows to re-use those no longer needed memory locations right away instead of having to search for unused locations elsewhere on the drive.

In a nutshell, having TRIM enabled keeps your SSD from slowing down with regular use, and it makes the drive last longer to boot.  [Read more…]