Never defragment your SSD. Do this instead to keep it in tip-top shape
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The maintenance playbook for storage has flipped—old HDD instincts like defrag now actively hurt SSD lifespan. If you manage fleets of endpoints, standardize SSD-safe maintenance policies or you’re burning capex on premature drive failures.
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