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![]() ![]() Give it a try if nothing else is working out. Will this perform any better than Magician? That’s a solid maybe. Download a third-party maintenance and optimization tool like DiskFresh and try it out. There’s another way you can have Magician work its magic, but this may be less reliable. Download the latest version, run Magician, and say yes to all firmware updates. ![]() Also note that there are separate versions for Windows and Mac. Samsung’s latest patch updates are included in the updated Magician (which currently sits at version 4.6). Note that even if you already have Magician, it’s a good idea to download the most recent version of it. You can download Magician software here on Samsung’s site. Magician is the Samsung optimization and management tool for its hard drives, and includes firmware updates and other useful features for fixing bugs. According to the Samsung FAQ, everything you need is included in the latest Magician update. How do you fix the recalcitrant Samsung SSD? These days, it’s a lot easier than back in 2014. Downloading a Samsung patch Image used with permission by copyright holder Run a few tests and examine the graphs closely to see what your speed looks like as your file age increases. But for more testing you can download a Speed Tester for SSDs. “Is this my problem? How do I know?” Well if you have an 840 SSD drive with big slowdown problems for older files, you probably don’t need to look any further. Slow Samsung solid state drive owners were left waiting until April 2015, when Samsung issued another fix, which was better received. The company issued a patch to address the problem in late 2014 which, uh, didn’t appear to work. The 840 drives had previously been well-priced and reliable, so this unexpected slowdown ruffled a lot of consumer feathers. Download some files on one of these drives, and about 9 weeks later bringing them up will cut speeds down to below 100MBps (Samsung’s original speed for these drives was a claimed 520MBps). You can find out more about the problem in older 2014 threads from smart users, but essentially the SSD drives quickly slow down when it comes to older files. Note that Samsung drives affected by this TLC issue can also be found in Windows Ultrabooks like the Dell Edition, so your computer doesn’t need to say “Samsung” all over it to encounter this SSD problem. In 2014, Samsung updated some of its current drives with TLC NAND modules, particularly its 840 and 840 EVO drives. ![]()
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