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How do I securely wipe data on a laptop with a SSD ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 666301" data-attributes="member: 59833"><p>So once again, you make a claim and fail to back it up with ANY supporting documentation. You just expect everyone to believe you just because you say so. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> Because you have years of professional experience? Yeah right. You can follow the home page link in my profile to see if I might know something about supporting hardware on secure systems and then note I still don't expect readers to simple believe my words are the Gospel because I said them. </p><p></p><p>How silly is this? <u>Of course</u> the OS does not know where the data is. It is not the operating system's job - regardless if SSD or HD. That is what the file tables are for. This is why you can boot from a secondary drive, move data around, boot from the main OS drive and guess what? The main OS can find the file because the file tables have been updated. </p><p></p><p>And since when do SSD <em>drivers</em> know where the data is? Never! That's when. You are just making stuff up now. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite111" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>It is also clear you have no clue how erasing software works. Like hard drive wipe programs, secure erase programs don't care where the data is. All they care about is clearing the data in EVERY storage location.</p><p>Electrons to be <em>deleted</em>??? OMG! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> No doubt Einstein would be very interested in knowing how to "delete electrons". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite119" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>Come on! This is just ridiculous! Why run a wipe or secure erase? Because you are getting rid of the drive and don't want a badguy to retrieve your passwords, bank account numbers, or other sensitive data. "<span style="font-size: 18px"><u><strong>IF</strong></u></span>" something were to go wrong and you brick the drive, so what?</p><p></p><p>Something can go wrong every time you cross the street. Does that mean you should never cross the street? </p><p></p><p>Come on people. PLEASE do your own home work. If you don't want to believe the sources I provided, use your friend Bing Google to see for yourself how Secure Erase works, why it is not dangerous when used properly, and most importantly, why you should use it when your SSDs are changing hands or being discarded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 666301, member: 59833"] So once again, you make a claim and fail to back it up with ANY supporting documentation. You just expect everyone to believe you just because you say so. :( Because you have years of professional experience? Yeah right. You can follow the home page link in my profile to see if I might know something about supporting hardware on secure systems and then note I still don't expect readers to simple believe my words are the Gospel because I said them. How silly is this? [U]Of course[/U] the OS does not know where the data is. It is not the operating system's job - regardless if SSD or HD. That is what the file tables are for. This is why you can boot from a secondary drive, move data around, boot from the main OS drive and guess what? The main OS can find the file because the file tables have been updated. And since when do SSD [I]drivers[/I] know where the data is? Never! That's when. You are just making stuff up now. :( It is also clear you have no clue how erasing software works. Like hard drive wipe programs, secure erase programs don't care where the data is. All they care about is clearing the data in EVERY storage location. Electrons to be [I]deleted[/I]??? OMG! :eek: No doubt Einstein would be very interested in knowing how to "delete electrons". :rolleyes: Come on! This is just ridiculous! Why run a wipe or secure erase? Because you are getting rid of the drive and don't want a badguy to retrieve your passwords, bank account numbers, or other sensitive data. "[SIZE=5][U][B]IF[/B][/U][/SIZE]" something were to go wrong and you brick the drive, so what? Something can go wrong every time you cross the street. Does that mean you should never cross the street? Come on people. PLEASE do your own home work. If you don't want to believe the sources I provided, use your friend Bing Google to see for yourself how Secure Erase works, why it is not dangerous when used properly, and most importantly, why you should use it when your SSDs are changing hands or being discarded. [/QUOTE]
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