Improve the performance of an SSD in Windows It is very simpleand it does not represent any type of risk for the security of your storage unit or for your equipment, as long as you know what you have to do, and what you should not do.
In this article we are going to share with you two very simple tips that will help you improve the performance of an SSD instantly, and prevent it from gradually reducing over time and with the use of the unit. If you have any questions you can leave them in the comments.
How to improve the performance of an SSD with the optimization tool
- Enter “This PC”, also formerly known as “My Computer”, choose the SSD whose performance you want to improve and right-click on it. Choose the option “Properties”.
- If that icon does not appear, right click on the desktop, enter “Personalize > Themes > Desktop Icon Settings” and check the corresponding box.
- Once you enter “Properties” go to the “Tools” tab and click on optimize the unit that we have selected. The process will be carried out automatically and will not last more than a few seconds. It is totally safe.
Freeing up space can also improve performance
SSD drives can see their performance reduced when they are completely full, or when we have left very little free space. In general, Ideally, leave 10-20% of the drive space unusedbecause in the end both the SSD and Windows itself will use it to install updates, create temporary files as a cache, and also because of the writing limitations they have (they work with 4 KB or 8 KB blocks).
Freeing up space can help us improve the performance of an SSD drive in Windows, especially if the drive is completely full (or almost). To free up space we just have to delete applications and things that we have installed and that we no longer need. We can do it using the tool “Add and remove Programs” Windows, or do it directly with the classic right click and “Delete”. In this case, remember to empty the recycle bin.
