{"id":39273,"date":"2020-05-21T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=39273"},"modified":"2020-05-20T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T01:26:25","slug":"an-important-magician-software-update-for-samsung-ssd-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/magician-software-update-for-samsung-ssd-users\/","title":{"rendered":"An Important Magician Software Update for Samsung SSD Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Version 6.1 of Samsung\u2019s Magician software is now available to <a href=\"http:\/\/samsung.com\/magician\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download<\/a>. Samsung Magician is the service used to optimize Samsung solid state drives (SSDs), helping users to monitor drive health, manage and protect data, and maximize performance. We consider it an essential service for keeping drives running smoothly and securely.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39277\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39277\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39277\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154553\/Magician_Online_Laptop-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"Magician_Online_Laptop\" width=\"600\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154553\/Magician_Online_Laptop-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154553\/Magician_Online_Laptop-950x527.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154553\/Magician_Online_Laptop.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downloading or upgrading to Samsung Magician software version 6.1 is easy and free.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Support for older versions of Samsung Magician will end by Saturday, May 30, 2020<\/strong>. As such, Samsung recommends users update to version 6.1 at their earliest possible convenience. It\u2019s free and easy to do. Magician users can follow these simple download guidelines for the best PC user experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Magician versions above 5.1:<\/strong> Users will receive a push notification to download the new version. Please click to install. Alternatively, users can open Magician software, select \u201cDrive Details,\u201d and click \u201cUpdate\u201d under firmware.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magician versions 5.1 or below:<\/strong> Users will not receive an upgrade push notification and should re-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/semiconductor\/minisite\/ssd\/product\/consumer\/magician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download<\/a> Magician software with version 6.1.<\/li>\n<li>For users not using Magician software yet, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/samsung.com\/magician\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samsung.com\/magician<\/a> to download version 6.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-tag\" data-tagpost=\"43330\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Related News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/tag\/portable-ssd-t7-touch\/\" class=\"recommended-news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/07112834\/Samsung_Holiday_Note20_5G_2P_RGB_1-e1607358555789.jpg\" alt=\"Read more from Portable SSD T7 Touch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"post-category\">Portable SSD T7 Touch<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>See the News<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong>To note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An internet connection is required to download Magician software.<\/li>\n<li>Older versions of Samsung Magician will be erased when the new Samsung Magician is installed.<\/li>\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/semiconductor\/global.semi.static\/Samsung_Magician_6_0_0_Installation%20Guide_v1.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Installation Guide<\/a> details the system requirements and download process.<\/li>\n<li>Magician version 6.1 is backward compatible with all Samsung consumer SSDs, from the 470 Series to the latest 970 EVO Plus. Version 6.1 also provides limited features for other storage devices including other SSDs, hard disk drives, and portable SSDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samsung constantly works towards not only hardware advancements but also software improvements for better user experiences. Since 2012, when Magician was first introduced in the market, it has been improved upon with five major updates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39278\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39278\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39278\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154555\/Magician_Online_PC-600x406.jpg\" alt=\"Magician_Online_PC\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154555\/Magician_Online_PC-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154555\/Magician_Online_PC-950x643.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/18154555\/Magician_Online_PC.jpg 1439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-39278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung Magician software maintains your drive\u2019s health and boosts performance.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The advantage of Samsung Magician\u2019s intuitive user interface is that it makes the full potential of Samsung SSDs easier to unlock than ever before. It puts an advanced suite of tools at SSD owners\u2019 fingertips to manage data, ensures write and read speeds are optimized, and sets up security features to protect data. Users will be visually informed of various items such as drive health through graphs and charts, and will also be provided with simple prompts to optimize their drives\u2019 performance and reliability. SSD users can see how much additional storage is available on each drive with colorful bar graphs so it is clear how much more drone footage or video games can be stored on the drive.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Care support agents are ready to assist with any customer questions at 1-800-SAMSUNG.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Version 6.1 of Samsung\u2019s Magician software is now available to download. Samsung Magician is the service used to optimize Samsung solid state drives (SSDs), helping users to monitor drive health, manage and protect data, and maximize performance. We consider it an essential service for keeping drives running smoothly and securely. 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