Hey everyone! I'm looking to sell a few drives and need some advice on how to properly format them to ensure they're as good as new. I have a Kingston SSD (223GB), a Toshiba HDD (1TB), and a Seagate HDD (2TB). I want to make sure that no data can be recovered from them. Any guidance on how to do this would be super helpful! Also, I have a HikVision NVMe SSD (240GB) that I want to format later on for Windows. Thanks in advance!
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Yeah, DBAN is a solid choice for HDDs! Just make sure to run it for the full wipe to be safe. As for your Kingston SSD, sometimes the manufacturer software won’t show a formatting option directly; it might just check the health or perform a secure erase instead. Double-check that you’re using the right tool for your model!
For your HDDs, I recommend using DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke). It's really effective for securely wiping the data. For the Kingston SSD, you'll want to use the manufacturer's software, as it usually has a proper option to format it securely. Just make sure you're downloading it from Kingston's official site to avoid any issues.
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