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Wiping an SSD with Parted Magic seemed too quick
I'm selling a computer with an SSD (it's a Lenovo ThinkPad Carbon X1). I wiped the drive using Parted Magic. I used the ATA method. I'm not sure what that is but it was the only setting available. It ...
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Is there a way to guarantee removal of data after closing Facebook / Gmail / Dropbox account? [closed]
Of course my default way of thinking is: deleted: true while keeping all the data in place.
In fact I would be interested in knowing what standard operating procedures are in place for retention of ...
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