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Re:The unpowered SSDs in your drawer are slowly losing your ... by easygenes on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @06:42AM (#46044864)
This is the most straightforward reliable option:

> sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/null bs=4M status=progress iflag=direct

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Re:The unpowered SSDs in your drawer are slowly losing your ... by tensility on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @10:55AM (#46047029)
This.
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