If you know for sure that your hard drive is a conventional one, you can use the Security and Wipe functions in Drive Wiper, although Drive Wiper is limited to “1 pass”. This version of Surface Data Eraser is compiled for x86 and adds support for the following devices: Surface Pro 7, Surface Pro X, and Surface Laptop 3 Version 3.2.78. This can also occur if your hard drive is misreporting itself to the computer. This version of Surface Data Eraser: Includes bug fixes Version 3.21.137. ![]() Or, boot-up the current PC from a setup drive (disc or USB stick) and clean the SSD drive at that time. If this happens, CCleaner identifies the drive as a solid-state drive (for safety reasons). You can't wipe a drive that's in-use, so if it's the only drive in the current system you'd need to either put the SSD into the other computer first, then wipe it clean. Sometimes CCleaner can't work out whether a drive is a solid-state drive or a conventional hard drive. Using Format to Wipe Data Don’t use the Full Format option for SSDs. Why is my hard drive shown as a solid-state drive? Because of this, solid-state drives include functionality to spread the 'writes' across the hard drive, stopping secure overwrite procedures from repeatedly writing over the same portion of your hard drive. The number of times you 'write' data on a portion of a solid-state drive helps determine its lifespan. ![]() You can find out more in our article on Defraggler and SSDs. Note: We also don't recommend defragmenting SSDs due to the same lifespan concerns. Options > Settings > Secure Deletion and Wipe Free Space drivesīecause of the potential impact on an SSD's lifespan, we limit the Drive Wiper tool to using a “1-pass” wipe on drives that CCleaner identifies as solid-state drives.The drive will remain locked but not frozen. When prompted for the password by Dell Security Manager, press Escape rather than entering it. Set the Internal HDD Password in the BIOS (be careful, the keymap is enUS / qwerty). Custom Clean > Windows tab > Advanced group > Wipe Free Space Reboot into the Dell BIOS by pressing F2 on startup.The CCleaner functions that can impact an SSD's lifespan: For more info on this, go to Wiping SSDs with CCleaner further down this page. Note: With a solid-state drive (SSD), secure erase options are not available. ![]() CCleaner works with SSDs with some exceptions for Custom Clean and Drive Wiper. Secure erase options are available only for some types of storage devices.
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