[SOLVED] If I use a bootable software like DBAN on a SSD, will it severly harm the SSD?

[synthpilot]

Following from what I said above, I was wondering if something like that would damage the SSD. I know SSD's can be very resiliant but those softwares were made for HDD devices, not NAND flash memory.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I accidentally used DBAN to wipe my SSD ..

I just wanted to wipe my HDD but I didnt know that it also started wiping my SSD. Ive read that using DBAN on SSD is harmful and should be avoided. Im not afraid that my SSD is gonna be destroyed after its done wiping it..

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[synthpilot]

I accidentally used DBAN to wipe my SSD ..

I just wanted to wipe my HDD but I didnt know that it also started wiping my SSD. Ive read that using DBAN on SSD is harmful and should be avoided. Im not afraid that my SSD is gonna be destroyed after its done wiping it..

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Thanks, have a great day.

 

[Darkbreeze]

You too man. Good luck.

 

[fzabkar]

There is no longer any reason to use DBAN on any HDD or SSD, if ever there was. An ATA SECURE ERASE command is enough, assuming there is no bug in the firmware.

Some SSDs also have a cryptographic erase feature which can scramble all the data in 1 or 2 seconds. This command does not consume any P/E cycles. Instead it simply discards all copies of a security key.

https://media-www.micron.com/-/medi...al-marketing-brief/brief_ssd_secure_erase.pdf

 

[Darkbreeze]

Good to know.