Re:Can I erase sensitive data on an old hard drive with Neod...
by rasz on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @02:09PM
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SSDs are the least likely type of drive to leave anything behind due to Background Wear Leveling. https://articles.forensicfocus.com/2012/10/23/why-ssd-drives...
The required equipment makes magnetic data unlikely to be recoverable except in exclusive cases where certain government agencies with sophisticated labs get involved, but in short, storage leaves lasting (trace) physical changes behind.
SSDs and operating systems without proper Secure Erase support can very easily leave behind complete data.