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 ...

You can type a simple command in Windows PowerShell to quickly wipe a second storage drive or external drive. If you want to wipe your C: drive, you'll need to use a free tool like DBAN. You can ...

Secure Erase and HP Disk Sanitizer are tools used to remove data from a hard drive or solid-state drive permanently. The deleted information cannot be recovered. Use Secure Erase or HP Disk Sanitizer ...

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 ...