How do I get rid of an SSD's garbage when I move it from Vista to Windows7?

[techs]

How do I get rid of a SSD's garbage when I move it from Vista to Windows 7?

 

[techs]

Yes, a clean install

 

[techs]

But the drive will still be full of data. Which, iirc, is the definition of "garbage".
Only doing a quick format doesn't delete the data on the drive, merely marks the clusters as ready for use.

 

[Y0GI]

I believe that a "Secure Erase" is what you're looking for, although it is prolly not required. Here is how to do it: http://www.overclock.net/t/1227597/how-to-secure-erase-your-solid-state-drive-ssd-with-parted-magic

Yogi