Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:33:08 +0200 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to zero a failing disk drive before disposal? Message-ID: <a6905650953084565467365c36b477249a05e9d6.camel@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <cab096cc57a05bf744daa72c6de4027f7e8d1934.camel@riseup.net> References: <5117.1728561469@segfault.tristatelogic.com> <ZwfG1Q0Qtb6IkHCd@pureos> <CAAdA2WNgKoxpb-=p1gMDyZ5XMZEMfz3_1uqPGNz1FhKs_csYnQ@mail.gmail.com> <4592b3d058a5c2c2c5acf752706ade1e4e1ed7ca.camel@riseup.net> <7de83c36-7ec5-4cf3-8e8d-4cad98d610b8@app.fastmail.com> <2D3640CE-2A76-4BBD-8906-AF7FAE02AA32@sermon-archive.info> <cab096cc57a05bf744daa72c6de4027f7e8d1934.camel@riseup.net>
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On Thu, 2024-10-10 at 23:07 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > The advantage of SSDs could be that the data is probably lost > relatively quickly if they have not been supplied with power for a > long time. Hearsay, therefore "quickly" vs "long time" :D AFAIK SSDs really do function in such a way that the actual storage space is significantly larger than the space available to the user. It would cost a secret service nothing, just a backdoor to access the whole space.
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