trimforce(8) BSD System Manager's Manual trimforce(8)
NAME
trimforce -- enable TRIM commands on third-party drives
SYNOPSIS
trimforce verb
DESCRIPTION
trimforce enables sending TRIM commands to third-party drives attached to
an AHCI controller. By default, TRIM commands are not sent to third-
party drives. Use extreme caution when enabling TRIM, as some drives may
not correctly handle the commands. trimforce must be run by the system
administrator.
VERBS
enable
Start sending TRIM commands to AHCI-attached third-party drives.
Requires a reboot to take effect.
disable
Stop sending TRIM commands to AHCI-attached third-party drives.
Requires a reboot to take effect.
help
Display brief usage syntax.
ERRORS
trimforce will exit with status 0 if successful, or with an appropriate
error if it cannot parse input, allocate memory, or is unauthorized to
perform its work.
HISTORY
The trimforce utility first appeared in OS X 10.10.4.
OS X 27 April 2015 OS X
Mac OS X 10.11.6 - Generated Sat Feb 4 10:42:34 CST 2017