I agree with MikeR comment, but wish to add my two cents.
I erased a HDD once in my life just to know the effects. Actually, I do not need to erase a disk cause I never store any sensible information in my computers.
Nevertheless, I never simply throw away any HD, SSD or Flash even if defective. Any time I need to put a defective disk in the garbage bin I simply use a degausser to render the HD completely unusable. Some times I open the HD case dismount the disk and break it to pieces. Lots of scratches can do the job too.
Izotope neutron 3 advanced 3 11. However, if I sell or donate a computer the easier and reliable way to erase the disk is using Gordon Hughes' free HDDErase program available at UCSandiego's Center for Memory and Recording Research. cmrr.ucsd.edu/people/Hughes/secure-erase.html.
There are many free options like DBAN and ERASER.
My last line:
Is it safe to erase an SSD? The answer is NO. You could do it, if you really need to, but don't risk to destroy and expensive SSD just to see what happens.
Thanks, but I pass.
I erased a HDD once in my life just to know the effects. Actually, I do not need to erase a disk cause I never store any sensible information in my computers.
Nevertheless, I never simply throw away any HD, SSD or Flash even if defective. Any time I need to put a defective disk in the garbage bin I simply use a degausser to render the HD completely unusable. Some times I open the HD case dismount the disk and break it to pieces. Lots of scratches can do the job too.
Izotope neutron 3 advanced 3 11. However, if I sell or donate a computer the easier and reliable way to erase the disk is using Gordon Hughes' free HDDErase program available at UCSandiego's Center for Memory and Recording Research. cmrr.ucsd.edu/people/Hughes/secure-erase.html.
There are many free options like DBAN and ERASER.
My last line:
Is it safe to erase an SSD? The answer is NO. You could do it, if you really need to, but don't risk to destroy and expensive SSD just to see what happens.
Thanks, but I pass.
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Reply | Comment by Luis – 2 years ago – Did you find this comment useful?yes|no(+17)
Luis, it is safe to secure erase your SSD. But you have to do it the hard way. SHUTDOWN. Disconnect your SSD. PC POWER ON. Boot your PartedMagic Live DVD. Reconnect the SSD to the SATA-cable. Click on Erase Disk and choose the Secure Erase method. Almost done - the erase process will need some 20 seconds.
Do NOT use USB for this, you need SATA! When using USB, it may corrupt and destroy the SSD.
Do NOT use USB for this, you need SATA! When using USB, it may corrupt and destroy the SSD.
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Reply | Comment by Burni – 2 years ago – Did you find this comment useful?yes|no(+1)
Luis,
Don't trust HDDerase. It won't delete your data beyond 128 GB. It's and old DOS program. You can confirm this with a Linux Live CD.
Better use Linux' dd command:
dd if=zero of=your_disk_here bs=8192
Have to be ***very*** careful not to overwrite with zeros another disk. Syntax is important. Privatus 5 1 2 – automated privacy protection devices.
Don't trust HDDerase. It won't delete your data beyond 128 GB. It's and old DOS program. You can confirm this with a Linux Live CD.
Better use Linux' dd command:
dd if=zero of=your_disk_here bs=8192
Have to be ***very*** careful not to overwrite with zeros another disk. Syntax is important. Privatus 5 1 2 – automated privacy protection devices.
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