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Error formatting and creating partition on SSD in Ubuntu
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Giving this Error:
Error formatting volume-Error wiping device: Failed to open the device
'/dev/sdb1' (udisks-error-quark,0)
How can I solve this problem and get the disk to format properly?
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Shredding an SSD (or: Is an SSD harder than a CD?)
I have a small office shredder which can destroy not only paper but also CDs and credit cards.
Can I use that to destroy an M2 SSD or will that break my shredder? In other words, are components of an ...
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Would using a single pass of schred on an encrypted SSD be an effective way to prevent accessing file data?
If I would perform a single pass of schred on a file on a (self)-encrypted SSD, would there still be a way to retrieve the file data without knowing the encryption key / password? Assume that the ...
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DBAN on SSD using Quick Erase
I understand DBAN is not recommended for wiping SSD drives since DBAN was designed for HDD and SSDs should be wiped by either rotating the encryption key (if it is encrypted) or filling with zeros.
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What marks data as deleted - the hard drive or the filesystem?
Anyone with a cursory understanding of data recovery and sanitisation as it relates to hard drives is aware of the concept that data "permanently" deleted from within an operating system is not ...
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If This Is TRIM, DBAN Should Work
I am informed that drive wiping tools do not work reliably on SSDs due to such features as wear leveling. Here, for example, a quote from MakeUseOf:
[T]o comply with wear levelling, the SSD must ...
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How can I securely wipe an SSD? [duplicate]
One of our clients is asking for DOD-7 Pass Erase method for SSD's.
We tried wiping an SSD 256 GB (Samsung Make) via Tabernus lan, but it's taking too much time.
Please guide me how to wipe the SSD ...
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HDPARM Security Erase issue
I have bought a used Agility 3 SSD. And I wanted to wipe out data from my Linux box using hdparm. But it was not OK.
Here are the steps I followed:
# hdparm --user-master u --security-set-pass 1 /...
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How to wipe SSDs with a report?
I have a bunch of SSD's that needs a secure wiping as there is sensitive data on it, but the program I use also have to give me some kind of report.
I am doing this for another person, so it is ...
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Is it possible to wipe SSD with strong magnetic force?
I know it is possible to wipe a hard disk, but I'm wondering if something similar can be done to SSD disks as well?
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How do I clean format an SSD when it is the only hard drive from which I can boot?
I have an SSD I want to wipe and reset (I'm giving it to my little brother). Most SSDs come with software that can do a secure erase, but they are unable to operate when you are booted from the drive ...
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