How to Enable TRIM Support for SSDs in OS X 10.6.7 With a Click

Trim Support Enabler Mac OS XTRIM is a function with SSDs that helps the operating system know where to write files so that the SSD, to deliver better long life performance for the SSD. TRIM isn’t available in Mac OS X be default, but you can enable TRIM support in Snow Leopard with the handy TRIM Support Enabler.

Trim Support Enabler takes care of the current “hacks” that will allow you to use TRIM on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with SSDs. The small utility is free to use and allows you to backup your system before you patch.

TRIM is set to arrive on OS X this summer when Apple is believed to launch OS X 10.7 Lion, but you don’t have to wait.

Before you go any further, make sure you have updated to OS X 10.6.7, otherwise this patch will not work. We also suggest you do a Time Machine backup just in case something goes wrong.

How to Enable Trim Support in OS X 10.6.7 with a Click

  • Download TRIM Support Enabler.
  • Extract the files from the zip Drive.
  • Open the Trim Support Enabler App
  • Click Backup
  • Choose a place to save the file you are about to patch
  • Click Patch
  • Wait 3-5 minutes while the file is patched
  • Reboot your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro

TRIM should be enabled. You can check this by opening up your System Profiler, and clicking on Serial-ATA. It should look like the below screenshot.

How To Enable SSD TRIM Support in OS X

SSD Trim Support in OS X 10.6.7 on the MacBook Air (late 2010)

 

 

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