![]() ![]() There are multiple answers to this question, but not all may be appropriate for a drive that’s being returned under warranty. Lucas043’s question: What’s the most secure way of erasing the drive? ![]() The SSD has intermittent access problems and is still under warranty, so it could be returned with no problem, but it contains sensitive client data. Lucas043 has a Samsung Portable T7 SSD being used for backup. Over on TidBITS Talk, user Lucas043 posed a question that prompted a fascinating discussion. How to Securely Erase a Mac’s SSD or Hard Drive #1649: More LastPass breach details and 1Password switch, macOS screen saver problem, tvOS 16.3.3 fixes Siri Remote bug.#1650: Cloud storage changes for Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive quirky printing problem.#1651: Dealing with leading zeroes in spreadsheet data, removing ad tracking from ckbk.#1652: OS updates, DPReview shuttered, LucidLink cloud storage.#1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.So I must have some free space somewhere, but I have no idea how to get to it. However, the sizes of the two partitions on it don't add up to this number (by far). sparseimage files and removing them, however I found none.ĭoes anyone have any other suggestions I can try? I desperately want my space reclaimed :( Edit: Some screenshots to clarify my situation:ĭisk Utility with OS X partition selected:Īs you can see, the SSD has a total size of 120 GB. ![]() It was suggested to empty the trash and also searching your harddisk for. While searching Google I came across someone with the same problem. Unfortunately, I don't see any extra space showing up inside the partition manager so I can't enlarge the OS X partition. There I erased the Ubuntu partition in the hope that would allow me to resize my OS X partition. However, this didn't go as planned.Īfter backing up my Ubuntu files to an external HDD I restarted my mac with Cmnd + R to go into restoration mode. ![]() I had my OSX partition and an Ubuntu partition.Īs I don't use Ubuntu anymore, I decided to remove the partition and resize my OS X partition to use the whole SSD again. I'm using a Macbook Air and until today I had two partitions on it (not counting the restore partition). ![]()
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