Windows 10: I reinstalled Win10 after a Secure Erase and my trash is full of old files

Discus and support I reinstalled Win10 after a Secure Erase and my trash is full of old files in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I just formatted my Samsung SSD with their Secure Erase tool and did a clean install of Windows 10 afterwards. I was quite shocked to find that my... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/VeryConfusedOne, Feb 4, 2021.

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    /u/VeryConfusedOne Win User

    I reinstalled Win10 after a Secure Erase and my trash is full of old files


    I just formatted my Samsung SSD with their Secure Erase tool and did a clean install of Windows 10 afterwards. I was quite shocked to find that my trash is full of files I've deleted right before I formatted the drive. And not just references - I can actually just restore everything.

    Where in the world are these coming from? I thought secure erase deletes everything? Does the Media Creation tool create an image that still includes my personal data or did secure erase actually not work? I wanted to sell my computer, what is going on?

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    /u/VeryConfusedOne, Feb 4, 2021
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  2. DIA01
    Dia01 Win User

    Securely erasing old SSD - Ubuntu

    Very inexperienced with Linux and have been playing around lately with Ubuntu 17.10 successfully recovering data from a bad HDD, quite impressed by it also.

    First question is. I have an old OCZ Vertex 3 120GB that has been lying around forever and want to wipe it to factory settings and install Ubuntu on it (so I don't need to run Windows side by side on my current OS drive). I'm assuming the easiest way to do this is to do the following?
    • Boot Ubuntu from USB installer
    • Select 'Try Ubuntu before you install it'
    • Open the Terminal and
    • Use the Command-line to Simple Secure Erase i.e. hdparm --security-erase PASS /dev/sdX
    My second question is, if the above will work do I then need to format the entire SSD in ext4 or does the installer by default format/partition the SSD when 'Erase disk and install Ubuntu' is selected?


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    Dia01, Feb 4, 2021
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    Jetster Win User
    Jetster, Feb 4, 2021
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  4. USER33331
    user33331 Win User

    I reinstalled Win10 after a Secure Erase and my trash is full of old files

    Win10: windows update stuck at never ending loop ?

    When in win10:
    • Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....
    Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
    - Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.
     
    user33331, Feb 4, 2021
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