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I gave an SSD (Samsung 840, 512 GB) to a friend. Almost two years ago there was a customer's almost 2 GB file that I deleted shortly afterwards. After that, the plate was installed in a laptop, where it was always about 85% full. Due to a bug in Samsung Magician, I can't erase the disk. However, it has already been formatted 3 times. What is the chance that this file is still readable?
Well, formatting the disk isn't necessarily a safe erase. Only the file system entry is deleted. If you really don't want to be able to restore anything, you have to overwrite it with 0.
Very high.
SSDs can't be deleted easily because of the additional sectors.
It is only safely erased if you properly scrap the plate.
EDIT:
Apparently there are ways to delete them. But is complicated:
Hit it with the hammer.
Business and private are always to be separated.
Yes, but you can't call up the additional sectors because the controller prevents this. If replacement cells are needed because existing memory cells have become defective, you can no longer do anything with the information anyway because they are scattered throughout the SSD and only the controller knew the order. In addition, the controller regulates access to the SSD and especially where it is read and no one else
By "securely delete" I mean that the data can't even be reconstructed by experts, but has actually been deleted.
Addition to my comment: In addition to manufacturer tools, there's something from Samsung, for example, that can address the controller better and change things… As for deleting now
Yes, but whether a defective memory cell still contains information and whether it has already been lost is likely. And that makes reconstruction extremely complicated and, above all, costly. And whether manufacturer programs that are freely available for download is questionable. In addition, the expert must know the exact memory cells on the chip where the data is and only the controller knows, so have fun!
Yes. I linked an article to the answer using Edit.
Edited my answer again: ^)
Well, yes
Everything else is additional information that now does not change what I said. You are probably right, but my deinition does not change.
For me it is only securely deleted when the data is no longer on the disk, regardless of whether it is distributed, difficult to reach or broken.
"Readable" for whom?
… For a "commercial" user with average computer skills?
or
for a data recovery specialist with the appropriate equipment?
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Answer1: Almost impossible.
Answer2: Not unlikely.
I agree with you.
I add that the whole thing was a RAID-0 array.
That doesn't really change anything.
The file system is distributed on the disks. But that doesn't change the fact that individual data can still be reconstructed, even if you only had one of the disks.
I just see that the file is not two, but 35 GB… The free space was usually less
Doesn't really change anything. How well the file is still readable depends on the case.
Got my friend Secure Erase done.
