Timeline for Need to leave computer in repair shop. How can I secure solid state drive contents?
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| Apr 23, 2022 at 20:06 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | Might also be a good time to setup VeraCrypt or the like, used in non-fulldisk mode, with an encrypted partition to enable encryption of sensitive stuff but leave access to the tech for driver updates etc. | |
| Apr 23, 2022 at 14:24 | comment | added | Fax | Replacing the power supply is also not without risk, especially if the power supply is modular. Even seasoned professionals have fried their hardware this way. | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 19:48 | comment | added | R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE | I think it should come with a caveat that it's only a solution with suitable expertise, and otherwise dangerous advice to rely on. | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 18:32 | comment | added | HiddenWindshield | @R..GitHubSTOPHELPINGICE Yeah, I didn't know that they'd tried to do it themselves when I posted this answer. It's still good advice (at least, I think so), so I'm going to leave it as-is. | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 18:02 | comment | added | R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE | If OP does not know how to replace a power supply, the chances of them knowing how to not just move off or encrypt sensitive data, but also ensure that any remnants on the disk were properly scrubbed, are basically zero. Just doing the former without the latter is providing nothing but a false sense of security. Any nosy tech can run PhotoRec and scrounge around for salient data. | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 15:37 | comment | added | HiddenWindshield | @JohnD Because I've done it dozens of times. It's never taken me more than 10 minutes, and rarely takes more than 5. (Like I said, I work at a computer repair shop.) | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 15:26 | comment | added | JohnD | What makes you sure installing a power supply is easy? I tried and there was a socket on the motherboard I couldn't find a matching cable for (there were several similar ones but none fit). | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 15:07 | history | answered | HiddenWindshield | CC BY-SA 4.0 |