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Help ! Windows update not working ..??

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  • Success .... all updates done , and everything looking good .

    Once again MSE techie guys to the rescue.

    Really appreciated .
  • Another Query !!

    Now tried running "defraggler" ... analysis shows lots of defragmented files .. but when i click to defrag ... box shows " Warning ... Volume C appears to be solid state.. defrag may reduce it's lifetime .. do you wish to continue ? "

    Help ?? !!!
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    I have a feeling
    My feeling is
    However, my guess is that
    I think that may

    RUBBISH MADE UP OPINIONS
    But don't take my word for any of this

    GOOD ADVICE

    agarnett - put a tinfoil hat on your PC to make sure MS don't 'secretly' re-enable the free upgrade programme, and stop scaring people. You claim to be on a crusade to protect 'the normal people' like you, from MS, and anyone you think works in IT, who are MS apologists in your eyes. All you've done for any 'normal people' (you're not one) is add confusion. Stop it!
    Once again MSE techie guys to the rescue.

    Help provided to a poster who asks questions, and takes the answers on board.

    As fightsback says, defragging is NOT for SSDs. Don't ever do it. You'll not break it, just wear it out more than you should.
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    edited 26 September 2016 at 4:18PM
    Another Query !!

    Now tried running "defraggler" ... analysis shows lots of defragmented files .. but when i click to defrag ... box shows " Warning ... Volume C appears to be solid state.. defrag may reduce it's lifetime .. do you wish to continue ? "

    Help ?? !!!

    Absolutely no need to defrag, that only pertains to old fashioned hard disk drives and is not relevant to SSD's.

    Uninstall fraggler from your system as it is entirely unnecessary. Only TRIM is needed to free up blocks for writing and windows 10 & 7 handles this very well on it's own.
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 24,495 Forumite
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    Word of the day - defraggler - I prefer it to defrag!
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    Le_Kirk wrote: »
    Word of the day - defraggler - I prefer it to defrag!

    It's how you wipe Fraggle Rock from your TV set ? :D
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • again , thank you for the feedback . Learn something every day ! .... Used to be a time where Defrag was routine maintainance .. hence why i was looking to..

    thanks
  • Fightsback
    Fightsback Posts: 2,504 Forumite
    again , thank you for the feedback . Learn something every day ! .... Used to be a time where Defrag was routine maintainance .. hence why i was looking to..

    thanks

    Technology moves on and so must our knowledge ;)
    Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.
  • Jivesinger
    Jivesinger Posts: 1,221 Forumite
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    edited 26 September 2016 at 9:48PM
    The Microsoft 'Optimize Drives' utility does do useful maintenance on SSDs and actually does occasionally defrag them. It's aware of SSDs and what they are.

    The advice not to defrag SSDs is probably relevant to Windows XP but not so much nowadays. It's more complicated than that.
    http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheRealAndCompleteStoryDoesWindowsDefragmentYourSSD.aspx

    That said I'd leave Windows to its own devices and definitely wouldn't install any 3rd party defrag tools.
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