Operating Systems

A. Formatting the file system and deleting partitions won't do anything to reset an SSD to an erased state with empty blocks. The only way to completely reset an SSD is to use the SSD's built-in secure erase features. The easiest way is via a secure erase freeware utility called HDDErase, which uses your drive's secure erase function to clear the SSD. The utility's documentation doesn't specifically mention SSDs, but it works on them.

byJohn Savill