My Password Is 1234@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-230 days agoHow does SecureErase work?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1129arrow-down1imageHow does SecureErase work?lemmy.worldMy Password Is 1234@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-230 days agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 days agoLess of an option and more of choosing the right tool to do the trick. In day-to-day life I might not care how files are deleted. But when I intend to sell my drive on ebay or so I would make sure that really all the data ia gone.
minus-squareXNXlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 days agoBut how do you choose secure erase? A program or what
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoThis is an option in the BIOS (UEFI) of certain PCs. I can confirm it exists on a number of HP Elitebook models.
Where do people see a secure erase option?
Less of an option and more of choosing the right tool to do the trick.
In day-to-day life I might not care how files are deleted. But when I intend to sell my drive on ebay or so I would make sure that really all the data ia gone.
But how do you choose secure erase? A program or what
Yes.
There’s likely usb-keys to boot
This is an option in the BIOS (UEFI) of certain PCs. I can confirm it exists on a number of HP Elitebook models.