Wiping an SSD

[drtanz]

I am selling my SSD and want to know how I can completely wipe it out so any previous data it had is completely unrecoverable.

I am also selling off a standard HDD and I wiped it with Easeus Partition Master, is one time enough?

 

[gbryan101]

Do not zero-write or DBAN a SSD. The controller will make this a moot gesture. You need to use the Secure Erase function that tells the SSD to flush itself. This is available in Parted Magic, which is free.

 

[Fouchey]

Yep here you go.
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php#.UelDIm02iAI

 

[drtanz]

Thanks guys

 

[Mikel Syn]

Answer to second question: yes. Wiping anymore times would not do anything at all, and merely wastes time, energy, and increases wear on the motor and spinning plates.

 

[popatim]

Wanna bet Mikel?
one time is definitely not enough. Wipe it 4 times.

 

[Mikel Syn]

Wanna bet Mikel?
one time is definitely not enough. Wipe it 4 times.

I would bet, but I don't know you, and can't claim it anyway. So, here are the links (note, this is simply from googling "wiping hard disks more than once", so minimum chance of confirmation bias):

http://www.howtogeek.com/115573/htg-explains-why-you-only-have-to-wipe-a-disk-once-to-erase-it/

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039796/how-to-securely-wipe-sensitive-files-or-your-entire-hard-drive.html

https://www.anti-forensics.com/disk-wiping-one-pass-is-enough/