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SSD TRIM support: reflect current defaults and best practices
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Common example filesystem mount. You can put this in configuration.nix:
Common example filesystem mount. You can put this in configuration.nix:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
{{file|configuration.nix|nix|3=
fileSystems."/mnt/exampleDrive" = {
fileSystems."/mnt/exampleDrive" = {
  device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/4f999afe-6114-4531-ba37-4bf4a00efd9e";
  device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/4f999afe-6114-4531-ba37-4bf4a00efd9e";
  fsType = "exfat";
  fsType = "exfat";
  options = [ # If you don't have this options attribute, it'll default to "defaults"  
  options = [ # If you don't have this options attribute, it'll default to "defaults"  
    # boot options for fstab. Search up fstab mount options you can use
    # boot options for fstab. Search up fstab mount options you can use
    "users" # Allows any user to mount and unmount
    "users" # Allows any user to mount and unmount
    "nofail" # Prevent system from failing if this drive doesn't mount
    "nofail" # Prevent system from failing if this drive doesn't mount
    "exec" # Permit execution of binaries and other executable files
    "exec" # Permit execution of binaries and other executable files
  ];
  ];
};
};
</syntaxhighlight>
}}


== Making disk visible in your file explorer ==
== Making disk visible in your file explorer ==
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On NixOS, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_(computing) TRIM] support is enabled by default by the {{nixos:option|services.fstrim.enable}} option. This periodically discards unused blocks on supported storage devices, helping to maintain SSD performance over time.
On NixOS, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_(computing) TRIM] support is enabled by default by the {{nixos:option|services.fstrim.enable}} option. This periodically discards unused blocks on supported storage devices, helping to maintain SSD performance over time.


The trimming schedule is controlled by the {{nixos:option|services.fstrim.interval}} option. Continuous trimming (as set by the <code>discard</code> or <code>discard=sync</code>) mount option is not recommended as it can negatively impact SSD performance.
The trimming schedule is controlled by the {{nixos:option|services.fstrim.interval}} option. Continuous trimming (as set by the <code>discard</code>, see <code>man mount(8)</code>) mount option is not recommended as it can negatively impact SSD performance.
   
   
Additionally, setting <code>noatime</code> can reduce the number of disk writes and can improve system performance.
Additionally, setting <code>noatime</code> can reduce the number of disk writes and can improve system performance.