ENABLE TRIM ON YOUR SSD MAC

Once run, this will enable TRIM support on all SSD drives installed. Enable TRIM supportĮnabling TRIM support is just one single command. It simply refers to whether or not macOS currently has TRIM support enabled for this particular drive. Note that in this context, 'support' does not mean whether or not your drive actually supports it. Select your SSD and look through its details until you find TRIM Support.

ENABLE TRIM ON YOUR SSD MAC

To check what the current status is of TRIM support, head on over to System Report (Apple menu » About This Mac » System Report.) and head for the SATA/SATA Express or NVMExpress section, depending on what kind of drive you have installed. While it can be ok to be a bit brave, if an SSD is known to not support TRIM support (or not well), it's probably best to avoid enabling it. And, so long as you keep a proper backup, in the worst case scenario of your particular SSD not supporting TRIM properly, you can revert back easily.ĭo note though, that it will be good for you to check online first to see if anyone else has used the SSD you have with TRIM enabled. My guess is that if you're running a Hackintosh, you're probably used to dealing with scary sounding messages. Fortunately though, enabling TRIM support is easy enough, so long as you're ok saying yes to a scary sounding message.

This is done because not all manufacturers follow the standards, and often just test for compatibility with Windows.

As you may or may not know, TRIM support is not enabled by default on macOS on any SSD not provided by Apple directly.

Enable trim on your ssd