How to Erase SSD Data Securely on Mac?

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Why more and more users choose SSD now? SSD is faster than traditional HDD with better performance. With SSD, you can have faster speed to read and write on SSD. If you use SSD as startup disk, it will be very fast to load your system. Especially, new Mac machines use SSDs as the internal system drives now.

Sometimes, you may need to throw away an old SSD or sell an SSD if you want to replace it with a new one. Before you do this, you may need to wipe the data permanently to avoid data breach. Normally, you cannot just format the drive on Mac to get rid of the information on the drive. Because if you only format a drive, the data will not be wiped completely. So if you want to wipe the data permanently, you have to find the best SSD data erasure software for Mac.

In this article, we will introduce a safe Mac SSD data erasure solution for you. We will share the software Donemax Data Eraser for Mac to help you wipe data safely on SSD. You can download the software to have a try first.

Erase SSD Data with Disk Utility on Mac

First, if you want to erase data from SSD or other drives on Mac, you can choose Disk Utility. This macOS built-in tool can format and remove all data from the drive directly. The tool offers a simple way to erase SSD and all data.

Here is how to erase SSD with Disk Utility on Mac:

1. Run Disk Utility from Applications → Utilities.
2. Connect the SSD to the Mac and Disk Utility will detect the drive.
3. Choose the SSD and click Erase button at the top of the Disk Utility window.
4. In the popup window, choose the file system and you can also change the name if you want. Click the Erase button. Then the tool will start to format the SSD and remove the data.

Please note that, even if you erase (or format) the SSD with Disk Utility, the data is not gone forever. With professional data recovery software, it's still able to get back all or part of the lost data. So if you will resell, donate, or abandon the SSD, it's not enough by simply erasing the SSD by Disk Utility.

So, if you need to wipe data permanently and ensure the data will not be recovered, this method is not safe. What to do in order wipe SSD data completely? Don't worry, here we will introduce a third-party data erasure software that can guarantee the data on SSD be wiped permanently.

Wipe SSD Data on Mac with Third-party Software

The software is very easy to use. The interface is very simple and can help you wipe data easily. Also, the software is professional and can erase data completely. The software provides different professional and advanced data wiping standards, including HMG Infosec Standard 5 (1 pass), Peter Gutmann's algorithm 2 (2 passes), U.S. Army AR380-19 (3 passes), DoD 5220.22-M ECE (7 passes), Peter Gutmann's algorithm 35 (35 passes). After erasing data on Mac SSD with the software, it will not be able to recover the wiped data with any Mac data recovery software.

Besides, Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is not only for data wiping. Actually, the software can also do more things on Mac. For example, you can use it to uninstall apps, clean up browser data, remove duplicated data on Mac.

Now we will show you the steps to erase data securely and effectively with the software. Please read on and check the guide to wipe data. The software provides 3 modes to erase data on SSD. You can check and choose a proper mode to help you in different cases.

Mode 1. Shred individual files or folders.

If you want to remove some specified files/folders on SSD, you can use the first mode “Erase Files”. It can help you deleted and wipe the files/folders permanently.

Mode 2. Wipe all data on SSD.

Sometimes you will not need to use the SSD further if you want to replace a new one or will throw it away, you will not need all the data on the SSD. Then you can use this option to wipe all the exiting or lost data on SSD.

Mode 3. Erase data on free space of SSD.

After deleting files from SSD, you can also try to erase the deleted data if you don't want the deleted data be recovered by others. The software can erase the free space of SSD to wipe the deleted/lost data on the drive.

If you want to wipe data on HDD, USB flash drive, memory card or other storage devices on Mac, the software will also work. As can effective data erasure software, Donemax Data Eraser for Mac can help you erase data permanently on the devices. You can download and try with the software if you need to wipe data in any case.

Conclusion

Before you wipe data from SSD or other drives on Mac, it's necessary to check and back up the important files to another drive first. The process will remove the files on the SSD. If you just want to format the drive and remove data, you can just use Disk Utility to erase the SSD directly. It will be quickly and easy to erase the SSD on Mac.

However, in some special cases, you may want to ensure the data on SSD will be erased permanently and unrecoverable. If so, you will need to use a reliable data erasure software to do the job. For example, Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is a professional tool that can wipe data from SSD, HDD, USB flash drive, SD card permanently. If you will sell, donate, or lend your SSD or other devices, it's needed to check and wipe the privacy and sensitive data to avoid data breaches.

FAQs about Erasing SSD on Mac

Donemax Data Eraser for Mac

100% safe and powerful Mac data erasure program. It offers certified data erasure standards including U.S. Army AR380-19, DoD 5220.22-M ECE to securely and permanently erase data from Mac HDD/SSD and external storage devices, making data recovery impossible.

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