On Sun, 29 Jan 2017 23:06:23 +0000, Mick wrote:

> > Running fstrim  frequently, or even using mount -o discard, might
> > negatively affect the lifetime of poor-quality SSD devices. For most
> > desktop and server systems a sufficient trimming frequency is once a
> > week. Note that not all devices support a queued trim, so each trim
> > command incurs a performance penalty on whatever else might be trying
> > to use the disk at the time.  
> 
> Hmm .... I better take these discards off fstab then.  Are these weekly
> trims OK, if the PC is rebooted on a daily basis?

Weekly seems to be what the man page recommends. You could certainly get
away with less on a lightly used system.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

What do you call a dead bee? - A was.

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