Parted Magic Secure Erase BEFORE Restore???
From time to time I experiment with different software and sometime things get mucked up. I dont worry because I know I can go back to a restore point. My question is, I typically do parted magic secure/enhanced erase of the SSD because I THINK it would be the best way to get rid of the junk. But is it really necessary? I wonder what the erase differences are if I just use Acronis to do a restore and it deletes partitions prior, is it having the same effect? It would be nice to get rid of my 2 step process if Acronis does just as well of a job to clean the SSD before it restores.


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Thank you for the response Steve. Every time I have done a restore, I have used Parted Magic to presumably provide myself with a clean base to recover too. I presumed this to be a better approach to just booting up with Acronis and doing a restore. I presumed that perhaps Acronis would not clean the drive as well. So is it safe to say that when I muck up the PC while experimenting with different softwares/settings, that Acronis Restore alone is more than sufficient (no crumbs that could cause conflict are left behind?). Thank you
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Donald, just doing an Acronis Recovery / Restore should be fine for 99.9% of users and there should be no possibility of settings from old software 'shining' through without having to use extra secure erase type tools. This is assuming we are talking about a Disks & Partitions type recovery or restore.
Personally, I have only used such security tools when disposing of drives that may have held personal or sensitive data, and even then a good ballpein hammer is much faster and more secure if the drive is going in the bin!
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