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The purpose of the ATA Secure Erase password is to ensure that the erasure completes successfully and cannot not be aborted to access data - even if the drive is no longer attended - unless you know the password.

Once the password is set and the erasure begins, the only actions that can be performed on the drive without knowing the original password are to either A) continue to execute the current erasure, or B) start a new erasure from scratch with a different password. The drive cannot be accessed to attempt to retrieve the original data.

The purpose of the ATA Secure Erase password is to ensure that the erasure completes successfully and cannot not be aborted to access data - even if the drive is no longer attended - unless you know the password.

Once the password is set and the erasure begins, the only actions that can be performed on the drive without knowing the original password are to either A) continue to execute the current erasure, or B) start a new erasure from scratch with a different password. The drive cannot be accessed to attempt to retrieve the original data.

The purpose of the ATA Secure Erase password is to ensure that the erasure completes successfully and cannot be aborted to access data - even if the drive is no longer attended - unless you know the password.

Once the password is set and the erasure begins, the only actions that can be performed on the drive without knowing the original password are to either A) continue to execute the current erasure, or B) start a new erasure from scratch with a different password. The drive cannot be accessed to attempt to retrieve the original data.

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Royce Williams
Royce Williams
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The purpose of the ATA Secure Erase password is to ensure that the erasure completes successfully and cannot not be aborted to access data - even if the drive is no longer attended - unless you know the password.

Once the password is set and the erasure begins, the only actions that can be performed on the drive without knowing the original password are to either A) continue to execute the current erasure, or B) start a new erasure from scratch with a different password. The drive cannot be accessed to attempt to retrieve the original data.