- Jun 4, 2016
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Howdy Gents,
Well I finally bought my first SSD (Samsung 850EVO) and have some questions regarding carrying over my habits for high security from a standard hard drive to this SSD. I'll explain how I handled it on a standard hard drive and can use any input you have on it's negative effects on the SSD.
1. The OS (Windows 7 Pro 64bit) is housed on the SSD and will be written to frequently and files deleted often.
2. On the standard drive I have Hibernation disabled and the page file is deleted at every power down. (Power down = 1-3 times a day)
3. CCleaner is used to clean all temp folders, recycle bin etc and files are deleted using secure 1 or 3 pass wipe write method (secure Delete) every power down.
4. The SSD will contain one "Hidden" encrypted container (about 4GB) that will be filled and emptied every few months.
5. Free space is Wiped using 1 to 3 pass method every month or so.
6. Recuva used in deep scan mode to make sure everything is securely deleted and nothing is recoverable.
Now I don't want to encrypt the whole drive as that method sometimes slows down other programs even on a SSD and I know your not supposed to WIPE free space on a SSD but this drive must remain both secure and trackless. Meaning that No one can recover the moved and deleted files and and all fingerprints of were you have been and the files your working with, places you visited on the web etc, can not be seen or recovered. This is a work related issue where I deal with corporate files on my home PC and these must remain very secure.
a.) So If I continue with the methods above what side effects will it have on the SSD besides reducing drive life?
b.) And can you guess on what reduced life span that may be, months, years?
c.) Is there another method (other then total drive encryption) which would secure everything without effecting the performance and longevity of the SSD that I have overlooked?
Thanks for any input gents!
Well I finally bought my first SSD (Samsung 850EVO) and have some questions regarding carrying over my habits for high security from a standard hard drive to this SSD. I'll explain how I handled it on a standard hard drive and can use any input you have on it's negative effects on the SSD.
1. The OS (Windows 7 Pro 64bit) is housed on the SSD and will be written to frequently and files deleted often.
2. On the standard drive I have Hibernation disabled and the page file is deleted at every power down. (Power down = 1-3 times a day)
3. CCleaner is used to clean all temp folders, recycle bin etc and files are deleted using secure 1 or 3 pass wipe write method (secure Delete) every power down.
4. The SSD will contain one "Hidden" encrypted container (about 4GB) that will be filled and emptied every few months.
5. Free space is Wiped using 1 to 3 pass method every month or so.
6. Recuva used in deep scan mode to make sure everything is securely deleted and nothing is recoverable.
Now I don't want to encrypt the whole drive as that method sometimes slows down other programs even on a SSD and I know your not supposed to WIPE free space on a SSD but this drive must remain both secure and trackless. Meaning that No one can recover the moved and deleted files and and all fingerprints of were you have been and the files your working with, places you visited on the web etc, can not be seen or recovered. This is a work related issue where I deal with corporate files on my home PC and these must remain very secure.
a.) So If I continue with the methods above what side effects will it have on the SSD besides reducing drive life?
b.) And can you guess on what reduced life span that may be, months, years?
c.) Is there another method (other then total drive encryption) which would secure everything without effecting the performance and longevity of the SSD that I have overlooked?
Thanks for any input gents!
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