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Want to secure erase an SSD before sale

Terms secure erase, format & wipe are mentioned in my research, but some class format as erase, which I don't think is correct.

Would it be the same to secure erase a conventional hard drive

Is there a free way to secure erase an SSD, with no possibility of recovering any data

Thank you
 

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JAK said:
Want to secure erase an SSD before sale

Terms secure erase, format & wipe are mentioned in my research, but some class format as erase, which I don't think is correct.

Would it be the same to secure erase a conventional hard drive

Is there a free way to secure erase an SSD, with no possibility of recovering any data

Thank you
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It would not be the same as securely wiping an HDD. Because of the way SSDs store data, a generic utility that overwrites the drive can miss some.

By courtesy of our friends at Google:

 

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JAK said:
Is there a free way to secure erase an SSD, with no possibility of recovering any data
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If you read the article quoted by @bobkn, one of the methods suggested is that you boot to your device's BIOS, and there may a feature there to do it from there.

I've checked on my machine, and the feature is in my BIOS.
 

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Found macrorit, could this be my answer
Thanks
 

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The firmware (UEFI/BIOS) suggestion is a good one. Also check with the manufacturer. Most of the bigger companies offer free secure erase utilities.
 

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Thank you 👍
 

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Both my current motherboard and my previous one (ASROCK B450/mc) have an option in the UEFI to Secure Erase my SSD or NVME drive.

There is also a good Linux ISO I have used many times called Parted Magic (purchase required - no free version) that includes Partition editing, Cloning, Data Rescue, Disk Erasing (including Secure Erase for SSD/NVME), and Benchmarking.
 

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Don't want to erase my boot SSD, so will try macrorit, looks very powerful and free

Thanks
 

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I'd be nice if there were a tutorial here on SSD erasure. Brink could show everybody some options.

Just a thought...
 

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What an excellent idea, be good if he could evaluate the app I found
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