Need to overwrite lots data (talkin ≳100 GB) using some thing like Extirpater in hopes it all can’t be recovered . Hoping some one here will have knowledge whether this’s safe for me to do as it’s not really explained tꝏ well in provided link !

  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    Now if the drive contains personal data but you want to resell it, boot into the BIOS and see if there is a TRIM SSD / SECURELY DELETE SSD option. Doing a manufacturer’s “Trim” on the disk will delete it completely and securely.