User_already_exist@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoHow do I wipe a modern SSD to prevent data recovery?message-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHow do I wipe a modern SSD to prevent data recovery?User_already_exist@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomeBoyo@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agodoesn’t just overwriting the data work?
minus-squareGoat@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoNo, “overwritten” data doesn’t actually get erased right away due to wear levelling. As SSDs get esoterically smart with how they prevent unnecessary erase operations, there’s no way to be sure without secure erase.
minus-squareSomeBoyo@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agooverwriting the whole drive would fix that
doesn’t just overwriting the data work?
No, “overwritten” data doesn’t actually get erased right away due to wear levelling. As SSDs get esoterically smart with how they prevent unnecessary erase operations, there’s no way to be sure without secure erase.
overwriting the whole drive would fix that