Your PC’s hard drive is packed with your personal data. So when you want to get rid of your system or drive, you should permanently erase your storage device drives before you get rid of them. If your ...

I need to use software to securely wipe a USB key, and it has to be good enough for specific compliance organizations. All the secure wipe software I've seen only support wiping physical hard drives.

I've had 2 Samsung SSDs (840 pro and and 805/Evo) in my MacBook Pro. But due to an upgrade have a new retina model with no internal SATA. Now I need to erase these drives so that I can sell them - but ...

Got a pile of old drives that you need to wipe before sending them to Silicon Heaven? Or do you want to wipe a drive in a computer that you are selling or giving away? Here are some tips and tricks to ...

TL;DR: Permanently erase files and folders with military-grade security using the Data Shredder Stick—just $29.99 with free shipping. Some not-so-known info is that hitting “delete” doesn’t actually ...

Over on TidBITS Talk, user Lucas043 posed a question that prompted a fascinating discussion. Lucas043 has a Samsung Portable T7 SSD being used for backup. The SSD has intermittent access problems and ...

June 22, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google External hard drives are great for all sorts of things, but sometimes you get a bum drive. Doing a secure erase of ...

Do you ever have to dispose of old computers or return leased PCs at your company? If so, then one of your No. 1 priorities should always be to securely wipe each hard drive to make sure none of your ...

On an external drive, the delete key is more of a suggestion than a final verdict. Files that appear to vanish from a USB stick, portable SSD, or backup hard drive often linger in the background, ...

Does your computer have a solid-state drive? All new Apple laptops come with SSDs, and you better be careful what you do if you want to erase it. "Cleared" memory is not actually cleared; sensitive ...