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The disk in question is disk04 - a 128 GB SSD drive in an external USB enclosure. I booted the Macbook from a X.11 USB install drive and there was an internal SSD drive as well. a simple fdisk ...

"Deleting" a file does nothing of the sort: the file is still on your hard drive, you just can't see it anymore. Cheap file recovery software will reclaim the data in a flash. Which is why smart folks ...

Making sure that your personal information is safely and securely erased from devices that you are no longer using is a good thing. Here's a quick guide to securely wiping hard drives (HDDs), solid ...

Since the Help Desk launched last year, we've received loads of requests for the best ways to preserve different kinds of data in our lives: think voice mails, conversations and even cherished home ...

As your business grows, you may decide to upgrade your company workstations and dispose of your old computers. Discarding hard drives can problematic because it's quite likely that they contain ...

One of the security features included with many motherboards is a BIOS lock. With a BIOS lock in place, your computer won't boot into the operating system without the password, BIOS settings cannot be ...