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Perform a Secure Erase of an SSD

https://techgage.com/article/securely-erasing-your-ssd-with-linux-a-how-to/

Do not zero-fill an SSD. Do not erase an SSD like you would a hard drive.

hdparm

You can use SystemRescueCD or other bootable gparted live system.

hdparm --security-erase NULL /dev/xxx
computing/storage/ssd_secure_erase.1588204918.txt.gz · Last modified: 2020/04/29 18:01 by gcooper