07-24-2016, 09:44 PM
@richtea,
Correct, it depends on many factors:
1. Does the SSD support "Secure Erase" not all SSD controllers enable it
2. srm/secure erase do random overwrites(35?), so it may still be possible, with time & tools to recover files.
3. Best general user option is to use gparted and completely erase, and zero out free space.
Like always, it's a risk assessment...
Correct, it depends on many factors:
1. Does the SSD support "Secure Erase" not all SSD controllers enable it
2. srm/secure erase do random overwrites(35?), so it may still be possible, with time & tools to recover files.
3. Best general user option is to use gparted and completely erase, and zero out free space.
Like always, it's a risk assessment...
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Linux Lite 3.0 Humming on a ASRock N3070 Mobo ~ btrfs RAID 10 Install on 4 Disks
Computers Early days:
ZX Spectrum(1982) , HP-150 MS-DOS(1983) , Amstrad CPC464(1984) , BBC Micro B+64(1985) , My First PC HP-Vectra(1987)