You Need to Do More Than Delete Files on an External Drive to Make Them Permanently Disappear

There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.
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This is what happens to a file when you delete it from your SSD

Deleting a file means it should be gone for good. That's why most people assume that when you delete a file and then remove ...
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How to wipe a computer if you want to sell it or give it a fresh start

You can wipe your Windows PC in the Recovery section of the Settings app. To wipe a Mac, shut it down first, and during startup, use Disk Utility to erase your drive. You can also wipe a Chromebook in ...