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<span style=" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">Hi,<br>
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TRIM is also used on some SMR HDDs.<br>
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</span><a style=" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;" href="https://superuser.com/questions/1407990/what-does-trim-on-an-hdd-mean">https://superuser.com/questions/1407990/what-does-trim-on-an-hdd-mean</a><br>
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<span style=" font-family:'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 16:37:07, you wrote:<br>
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<td ><span style=" font-family:'courier new'; font-size: 9pt;">Hi,<br>
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I am using thin LVM pools, but I have a normal hard disk and not a SSD.<br>
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Is there any reason to enable TRIM and/or DISCARD for my HDD ?<br>
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I have heard it is only useful for a SSD. Will it offer any advantages in my case ?<br>
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Sreyan Chakravarty</td>
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<span style=" font-family:'arial'; color: #c0c0c0;"><i>--<br>
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