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Do SSDs need to be degaussed?
Do SSDs need to be degaussed?

What is the proper way to destroy SSDs?

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Written by Paul Falcone
Updated over a week ago

Short answer: No.

Degaussing is the process of demagnetizing, which affects rotational HDDs and other tape media that uses a magnetic field to store data within its binary code. SSDs on the other hand, don't use a magnetic field to store data, so degaussing would have no affect on them.

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