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Slowly I turn...Slow Computer
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1910747" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>That's what the article says. However, you can't secure erase an SSD with Apple's Disk Utility. </p><p></p><p>You can securely erase an SSD using the command line:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-to-wipe-a-mac-hard-drive/" target="_blank">https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-to-wipe-a-mac-hard-drive/</a></p><p></p><p>(scroll down to "Securely Erasing Free Space on Your SSD")</p><p></p><p>I'm also told (but can't personally verify) that you can secure erase your SSD using this third party utility:</p><p></p><p>shredit ($25)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://mireth.com/shredit/shredit-x/" target="_blank">https://mireth.com/shredit/shredit-x/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1910747, member: 190607"] That's what the article says. However, you can't secure erase an SSD with Apple's Disk Utility. You can securely erase an SSD using the command line: [URL code="true"]https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-to-wipe-a-mac-hard-drive/[/URL] (scroll down to "Securely Erasing Free Space on Your SSD") I'm also told (but can't personally verify) that you can secure erase your SSD using this third party utility: shredit ($25) [URL code="true"]https://mireth.com/shredit/shredit-x/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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