Questions tagged [secure-erase]
Secure erase is a command to tell an ATA mass storage device to completely wipe itself.
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Unable to Delete Partitions on SSD and Reinstall Windows 11
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MOTHERBOARD: MSI MAG B660 Tomahawk wifi ddr4
OS: Windows 11
Processor: Intel i7-12700
SSD: XPG S5 512 GB
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I was using my system to browse the internet when I suddenly ...
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How to quickly delete files and folders in Windows 10 so that they can never be recovered or accessed again
I have an application and txt files where the records of this application are kept. When I give a command via CMD, I want these files to be quickly deleted, irrecoverable and inaccessible. Depending ...
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Do I need to overwrite free-space of my SSD?
I'm selling my gaming computer to a neighbor. As much as I trust him, I don't trust any third party who might get access to the computer. So I've come to the conclusion to overwrite the free space of ...
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Secure erase verification methods for different storage media?
Do secure erase technologies available on different types of media set a status or verification flag?
Is there a industry standard to verify when a drive has gone through the process?
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Wipe unallocated disk space in Windows and clean or rename file in directory structures
I want a way to clean free space in Windows once I delete the data, so that:
The files are no longer recoverable by any disk recovery tools
The file names are no longer visible in any disk recovery ...
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Wiping an SSD without ruining pre-installed OS?
I bought a new ASUS laptop with an SSD and Windows 11 pre-installed. Unfortunately, the laptop has some issues and since consumer protection laws in my country allow you to return goods purchased from ...
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How can I tell if my SSD is really secure erased, with a huge $BadClus file on it?
Backstory: almost a year ago, I bought a Silicon Power Ace A56 256GB SATA SP256GBSS3A56B25. After 4 months, it suddenly went into Satafirm S11 mode, which meant I couldn't boot a system from it, ...
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Kingston SSD Secure Erase not working
I have a hard drive that I cannot Secure Erase because there is still partitioning in the drive, but there are not any partitions left shown in disk 2 in the disk management tool, yet its not letting ...
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Why DBAN cannot erase data on SSD
As stated in DBAN website, DBAN, which using "DoD 5220.22-M", is not recommended for wiping SSD drives since DBAN was designed for HDD. As I understand, it is because SSD has over ...
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How is secure erase implemented on SSDs? [closed]
I've seen people talk about using it or that it works for erasing SSDs, but I can't find much on how it actually works.
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Is it necessary to secure erase a hardware encrypted Samsung SSD before reinstalling Windows?
I have a Samsung SSD 870 EVO and I have enabled hardware encryption by following the instructions written in Samsung Magician, which is to first secure erase the drive and then doing a fresh Windows ...
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How to securely erase an NVMe SSD that won't boot?
I purchased a Crucial NVMe PCIe m.2 SSD and cloned my old hard drive to it. All of the data is accessible in file explorer, but the SSD has issues (overheats and won't boot) and I need to return it.
I'...
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Formatting a failing & write-locked SSD
I have a failing 4 TB 870 Evo SSD. It has lasted less than a year (thanks Samsung). I believe the SSD has entered a read-only mode because it is failing. Any disk enumeration tasks take 30 seconds ...
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Is my SSD broken?
I've tried to delete all partition in my ssd using several method like disk manager, diskpart and 3rd party MiniTool Partition Wizard in windows 10, gparted, zero fill data dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc ...
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Securely Erase NVME SSD that is connected via USB Converter
Is there a way to securely erase a NVME SSD that is connected via a USB converter?
Normally I use parted magic to format an SSD, the M.2 SATA SSDs can be easily connected via a converter into a 2.5&...
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What does Windows's "format X: /P:count" do?
What does format X: /P:count do in Windows? The documentation says:
/P:count Zero every sector on the volume. After that, the volume
will be overwritten "count" ...
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Giving out printer/scanner for repair replacement and personal data cached
I have a home printer/scanner (Epson XP235) that has malfunction and needs repair.
Do the scanner/printers cache any data (from printed/scanned documents) that I should make sure are wiped out before ...
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HDD old deleted data still visible in recovery software [duplicate]
Hi How can i completely wipe old deleted data from hard disk i am trying with ccleaner and cleaning the /w Free Space (35 Pass) after cleaning the free space i scanned my laptop with easeus data ...
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How does Samsung’s secure erase tool actually work?
I’ve seen so much debate surrounding what specifically Samsung magician’s secure erase tool for their consumer ssds actually does. It seems like everyone agrees that using the bootable USB media wipes ...
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What happens technically when a MicroSD (Secure Digital Storage Device) is not formattable, delectable, or reusable [duplicate]
My question detected as a similar question, and the similar answer is to throw your SD in the garbage! I want to update my question by asking, what happens technically when a microSD card happens to ...
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35-pass erase for files; will it recover or not? [duplicate]
OK, I admit it; downloaded raunchy pictures and now want to ensure they're deleted from a MacBook Pro bought in 2018 whenever I decide to gift it to someone.
Admittedly, the pictures are nothing ...
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OCZ SSD not working after secure erase failed
I tried to secure erase the 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2 SSD in my HP N40L MicroServer using the Disks GUI tool on the debian-live-10.7.0-amd64-lxde.iso. It failed the first time and unfortunately I don't ...
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Corrupted Files Delete in Windows [duplicate]
I am preparing a file using shell script and while doing some tests, I added the pause> nul line into my sh file. Then I ran the sh file, but there was a file named nul on the desktop and I can't ...
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Can the HPA and DCA contain user data from the filesystem?
The HPA and DCO are hidden areas on some drives that can be used to install firmware-based malware or deliberately hide some files.
Tools like hdparm can be used to wipe these areas, as can most ...
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Secure data wipe before laptop sell
I have two SSDs in my laptop (dell xps 15 9550):
Toshiba 256gb (PCIe) THNSN5256GPU7
Samsung 1tb (sata 3) EVO860
Both are fully encrypted with VeraCrypt.
Is it safe, to simply make a quick-format on ...
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should I secure erase my Samsung SSDs?
I have two SSDs in my laptop, they're a samsung evo 500GB and a samsung evo 1TB. I've noticed that my laptop has become slower these days and I was thinking of helping my SSDs to 'rejuvenate'. I've ...
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Error wiping device: Failed to probe the device 'dev/-sdb' (udisks-error-quark, 0)
My Hard disk was totally fine since I tried to format it using the 'ATA Enhanced Secure Erase' option on gnome disk utility. Now I can not formate or use it.
Every time I try to format it this error ...
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HDD failure and format error, shows 4.1 GB instead of 1.86 TB
I have a Seagate 2.0 TB HDD. I had Ubuntu installed on it and grub on my SSD. I removed the cable when trying to change it. After that when I plugged it in grub showed the black error screen with grub&...
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Can I securely erase a HDD larger than 2TB on a laptop without UEFI support?
I would like to securely erase a WD 6TB HDD.
The problem is that the only computer I have access to in the house which can run uninterrupted (for the 2.5 days I estimate this will take) is a 2009 ...
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How does writing zeroes to a drive remove data from it?
I know a fair bit about the process of securely wiping drives, including that one wipe is usually sufficient and that no-one has yet (publicly) been able to recover a bit of data from one pass of ...
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