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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1908724" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>You don't say what that application is. So no one here can tell you what that function in that application is or is not doing, and precisely how it is effecting the lifespan of your SSD.</p><p></p><p>If it is truly "erasing" your SSD, it is without a doubt shortening its lifespan. The question is wether it is doing so in a highly significant manner. The entire reason that Apple removed the secure erase function from Disk Utility is because they reasoned that at this point most Macs use SSD's, and using that function would shorten their lifespan. </p><p></p><p>So, I guess the question is whether the developers of your "third party application" know better than Apple. You may want to pose this question to them. I'm sure that all of us here would be very interested in what they have to say. Please let us know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1908724, member: 190607"] You don't say what that application is. So no one here can tell you what that function in that application is or is not doing, and precisely how it is effecting the lifespan of your SSD. If it is truly "erasing" your SSD, it is without a doubt shortening its lifespan. The question is wether it is doing so in a highly significant manner. The entire reason that Apple removed the secure erase function from Disk Utility is because they reasoned that at this point most Macs use SSD's, and using that function would shorten their lifespan. So, I guess the question is whether the developers of your "third party application" know better than Apple. You may want to pose this question to them. I'm sure that all of us here would be very interested in what they have to say. Please let us know. [/QUOTE]
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