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* inacceptable: e.g. Sandisk Ultra Fit become hot, degrade fast and are unreliable. For cheap sticks to be useful, one must be lucky. | * inacceptable: e.g. Sandisk Ultra Fit become hot, degrade fast and are unreliable. For cheap sticks to be useful, one must be lucky. | ||
The drawback of the "good" solution above is: from time to time (e.g. once every week), a knowledgeable person | The drawback of the "good" solution above is: from time to time (e.g. once every week), a knowledgeable person should | ||
# remove the microSD card from the USB3 adapter | # remove the microSD card from the USB3 adapter | ||
# insert it into the SD adapter, and that into a SD slot | # insert it into the SD adapter, and that into a SD slot - it is usually auto-mounted by the operating system | ||
# run the <code>fstrim</code> command (this takes a few seconds) | # run the <code>fstrim -v /mount/point</code> command (this takes a few seconds) | ||
# revert steps 2. and 1. | # unmount the card, and revert steps 2. and 1. | ||
=== fill empty space of a partition with “zeroes” === | === fill empty space of a partition with “zeroes” === | ||