Windows 10: Windows 'secure erase' not working.

Discus and support Windows 'secure erase' not working. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I go into the recovery menu and click Reset this PC, everything works as it should up until the part when it should start erasing everything and then... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by LiamMakris, Oct 17, 2021.

  1. Windows 'secure erase' not working.


    I go into the recovery menu and click Reset this PC, everything works as it should up until the part when it should start erasing everything and then simply says that there was a problem restarting so it hasn't happened. I've tried using restoro, doesn't fix anything. and I've tried doing SFC /scannow on cmd prompt but I am given the 'Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service' and I also, have tried fixing this but to no avail. please help.

    :)
     
    LiamMakris, Oct 17, 2021
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  2. 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, Oct 17, 2021
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  3. simrick Win User
    Samsung Magician Secure Erase

    This blog details the meticulous steps, trials & errors, one person took to attempt to securely erase and then verify a secure erasure of various SSD erase operations.
    Ways to Securely Erase a Solid State Drive (SSD) | Ray Woodcock's Latest
    It's quite a read, and really helps to understand what's going on, as well as a bit startling as to some of the results he saw. Some of the comments are also eye-opening.

    I also learned that TRIM does not work on a USB-connected SSD.
     
    simrick, Oct 17, 2021
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  4. renegat Win User

    Windows 'secure erase' not working.

    Securely erasing old SSD - Ubuntu

    'Secure erase' in case of a SSD should never be done by zeroing!
    Do not use ubuntu installer 'secure erase' or 'dd' on a SSD.
    This is a tourture for the flash cells and massivly shortens life of the device.
    One way is to use the provided tool of the manufacturer - which in most cases only works with windows.
    The other way is to use hdparm under linux.
    Secure Erase aka "memory cell clearing" of a SSD is done by just deleting the internal encyption key and gererating an new one so the formerly data cannot be read anymore. This is not done by the ubuntu installer!
     
    renegat, Oct 17, 2021
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