Secure Erase Methods Probably Won't Work on Your Solid-State Drive

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Whitson Gordon — Secure Erase Methods Probably Won't Work on Your Solid-State DriveWe've shown you how to properly erase your physical media before, but a recent study showed that most 'secure erase' methods don't actually work very well on solid-state drives (SSDs). Here's what you need to know.

Researchers at UC San Diego found that the normal methods we use to securely wipe magnetic drives aren't as useful on solid-state drives. After testing twelve SSDs, they found that only four were securely erased with whole-drive erasure methods. Trying to securely wipe a single file was even less successful, and more often than not a good portion of the file was recoverable. [Thanks to JB for this info. ]

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