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.