Unless you have had three independent data recovery companies confirm the data can’t be recovered - I’m not buying it.
For the software erase it says:
Even if power is interrupted during the data wiping process, the drive will automatically resume clearing data the next time it gets power, says Team Group.
We aren’t sure of the wiping algorithm or tech, so we would assume there remains a chance of data recovery after this software-powered wipe, or partial wipe.
For the hardware erase, it says recovery might be more effort than it’s worth. So sounds like neither mode gets proven results.
It does seem like it would be simpler and more reliable to use full disk encryption to encrypt the data before it’s written, and just destroy the key if you want to nuke the data.
Unless you have had three independent data recovery companies confirm the data can’t be recovered - I’m not buying it.
For the software erase it says:
For the hardware erase, it says recovery might be more effort than it’s worth. So sounds like neither mode gets proven results.
It’s essentially a dangerous scam.
It does seem like it would be simpler and more reliable to use full disk encryption to encrypt the data before it’s written, and just destroy the key if you want to nuke the data.
No, it says that soldering new ICs onto the drive to be able to re-use it is likely more effort than it’s worth. The original ICs are still burnt.