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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by bombcar on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:00AM (#35070629)
Hydraulic press is too obscure, .45 ACP works just as well.

But it depends on your risk profile, for most people a wipe-and-reuse is going to be fine, especially if the "reuser" is already a trusted entity.

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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by adql on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:20AM (#35070902)
I guess used microwave would be easiest and cheapest option for SSDs
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by bombcar on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:15PM (#35073443)
A microwave may not even damage the chips internals; you'd have to actually test and verify it.
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by LinuxBender on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:08AM (#35070739)
I suppose if one could obliterate most of the chips with 3 or 4 well placed shots then your solution is certainly more cost effective than mine should one not have a future use for a press. This sounds like a video idea for DemolitionRanch.
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by wkat4242 on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @11:20AM (#35070905)
That's a nice solution in the US I guess, not so much for us in Europe :)
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by amalcon on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @01:52PM (#35073170)
A firearm is a silly tool for this. A hammer (optionally combined with good nails) can do substantially the same thing to all relevant materials (aluminum, glass, ceramic, silicon, plastic), but cheaper and more safely.
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by lazide on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @03:35PM (#35074382)
Silly? Maybe. Fun? You bet!
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Re:How secure is merely TRIMing all of a SSD's blocks? by 13of40 on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:27PM (#35075638)
I think a springloaded center punch to each of the chips would do a pretty good job of it.

https://www.harborfreight.com/spring-loaded-center-punch-621...

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