If the drive is relatively newish, it should support the ATA Secure Erase function. If so, use the manufacturer utility or another utility that supports ATA Secure Erase and it will wipe the drive ...
Incorporating advanced cryptographic erase technologies, Foremay’s self encrypting drives not only secure user information by implementing data encryption and file encryption on a full disk encryption ...
Over on TidBITS Talk, user Lucas043 posed a question that prompted a fascinating discussion. Lucas043 has a Samsung Portable T7 SSD being used for backup. The SSD has intermittent access problems and ...
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Simply deleting files won’t erase an external drive permanently
On an external drive, the delete key is more of a suggestion than a final verdict. Files that appear to vanish from a USB stick, portable SSD, or backup hard drive often linger in the background, ...
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