Secure file delete utilties

It sounds like this drive is in an active pc. I should know more in a few days.
 
Matthew said:
It sounds like this drive is in an active pc. I should know more in a few days.
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It would be helpful to know if this is spinning media vs solid state.
 
Bob Noel said:
For values of classification levels, multiple overwrites of rotating media is sufficiently secure.

Last I knew, contimanated SSDs are destroyed - no way to scrub off classified information.
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SSDs are essentially just static memory chips, aren't they? Just overwriting the data should scrub it if that's the case.
 
Cap'n Jack said:
SSDs are essentially just static memory chips, aren't they? Just overwriting the data should scrub it if that's the case.
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No, they have wear-leveling management along with redundant blocks.
 
asicer said:
No, they have wear-leveling management along with redundant blocks.
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and it's really hard to get at that extra memory... possible, but not worth it.

When dealing with a contaminated SSD, it's far easier to completely destroy it than try to sanitize it.
 
Put a drill through the plates.
 
Hengelo said:
Put a drill through the plates.
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I did that to one of mine. That’s the advice I gave to my buddy for whenever he retires that PC.

My neighbor did the hammer thing. But he did it on his granite kitchen countertop and now it’s missing a corner.
 
Matthew said:
Hadn’t thought about any regulatory issues. I’ll probably see him next week and ask him about it. There’s a commercial shredder operation near me that give a certification of destruction, or whatever it’s called.
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If I was looking for some sensitive data I'd get a job at one of those places that gives a certificate of destruction in exchange for your sensitive data.
 
Just mail the drive to me. Guaranteed the USPS will lose it and it will never be found.
 
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