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Ummm why is Windows defragmenting my SSD
Setting up a new PC, clean W11 install, I was trying to perform the maintenance and cleanup stuff. From "Security and Maintenance" applet in Control Panel, I manually invoked/started "Maintenance" th...
Defrag on SSDs is unnecessary and can even reduce lifespan if done excessively; Windows generally disables automatic defrag for SSDs, but manual triggers may still run it depending on system configuration.