Y Yusuf Il Honorable Aug 16, 2014 324 0 10,790 Apr 14, 2015 #1 or it does not matter how many time you secure erase until it reach the 70 tbw
Solution JimF_35 Apr 14, 2015 Just writing to the drive hurts it so short answer yes. That said these drives are made to take many writes and erases. See this video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjc-XW0G7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUi29UePoA So even if the answer is yes it will not kill the drive before the drive becomes obsolete and you are upgrading.
Just writing to the drive hurts it so short answer yes. That said these drives are made to take many writes and erases. See this video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjc-XW0G7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUi29UePoA So even if the answer is yes it will not kill the drive before the drive becomes obsolete and you are upgrading.
JimF_35 Distinguished Dec 27, 2010 1,725 0 20,460 Apr 14, 2015 Solution #2 Just writing to the drive hurts it so short answer yes. That said these drives are made to take many writes and erases. See this video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjc-XW0G7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUi29UePoA So even if the answer is yes it will not kill the drive before the drive becomes obsolete and you are upgrading. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Just writing to the drive hurts it so short answer yes. That said these drives are made to take many writes and erases. See this video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQjc-XW0G7Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYUi29UePoA So even if the answer is yes it will not kill the drive before the drive becomes obsolete and you are upgrading.
CrimsonLuke Reputable Mar 31, 2015 424 0 4,960 Apr 14, 2015 #3 Secure erasing is fine for SSDs to a certain extent. Upvote 0 Downvote