Can You Recover Deleted Files from SSD TRIM? Windows 10 & 7

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SSD TRIM

You must want to know if you can restore permanently deleted files or data not in recycle bin from the SSD drive. I can tell you that there is no exact answer to this question.

Actually, it depends on the TRIM status of your SSD drive. I will let you know how to check your computer’s TRIM status and how to change it step by step later so that you will be able to recover files from SSD.

TRIM

TRIM is introduced and enabled by default to give your SSD drive a super-fast writing speed and the longest service life. However, with that comes the risk of data loss because the data will be erased immediately when you shift delete a file or empty your recycle bin. Therefore, this question depends on your PC’s TRIM status.

TRIM Status

  • Enabled
    If TRIM is enabled, the deleted files are likely to be unrecoverable.
    To make your files recoverable in the future, you can put your important data into HDD where you can easily recover them or you can disable TRIM follow the instructions below if you have only SSD.

  • Disabled
    If TRIM is disabled, your files can be recovered in the following 2 ways.

How to check TRIM status?

Check the status with SSD-Z which is a small info utility.
Download SSD-Z (351KB): http://aezay.dk/aezay/ssdz/SSD-Z_16.09.09wip.rar
Run it and switch to your SSD drive, and then you can see the TRIM status on it.
TRIM status from SSD-Z

Tips:

If Unsupported is displayed, please see How to check if TRIM is enabled? Windows 10 & 7 >>> 2. Check it with "fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify".

How to disable TRIM?

  1. Press Windows Key + R, and then type cmd in the box.
    type cmd in the box

  2. Hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter at the same time to run Command Prompt as administrator.
    run command prompt

  3. Copy the Command below and paste it to the Command Prompt by right-clicking on it, and then press Enter.

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1

paste the command

Tips:

If you need to enable it, just type the following Command instead.
fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

  1. It’s done when you see DisableDeleteNotify = 1 on the window.
    DisableDeleteNotify = 1 on the window

Note:

After doing this, the writing speed of your SSD drive may be slower.

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