1. A data storage device, comprising: a plurality of non-volatile memory devices configured to store a plurality of physical pages; and a controller coupled to the plurality of non-volatile memory devices and configured to: access data in at least one of the plurality of non-volatile memory devices, the data being stored in a plurality of logical pages (L-Pages) of non-zero length at a starting address within one of the plurality of physical pages; and execute a command to indicate that a physical location within the plurality of non-volatile memory devices comprises free space by at least performing a virtual write operation of a L-Page of a predetermined length at a unique address that does not correspond to any of the plurality of physical pages.