I'm planning to upgrade my SSD since the current one is not cutting it for my needs. I've got a new 2 TB SSD on the way and I'll be giving my old SSD to a friend. Before I do that, I want to make sure to erase all my data on the old SSD and restore it to factory settings. Unfortunately, my BIOS doesn't have a 'secure erase' feature, so I need to do this manually. I heard about Parted Magic, but that's not free. Are there any alternative methods I can use to securely wipe my SSD?
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If you're using Windows, you can actually do this pretty easily. Just reformat the SSD, but make sure to uncheck the Quick Format option. This way, it will perform a more thorough erase.
That's a solid method! Quick Format usually just deletes the file system, right? Good to have the extra step.