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SSD drives however are
different in nature, and
files which get deleted will
be mostly impossible to
recover, as both the data
and path gets erased from
the drive upon deletion.
This process is known as
the TRIM command which
consists of clearing the
sectors in order to speed
up the process of re-
writing onto those sectors.

However, the TRIM
command only takes
place on SSD’s mounted internally, not externally. So if the SSD is mounted as an external hard
drive (via USB), then deleted data can be recovered using similar methods to USB flash drives.

Keeping crime down

Solutions to recover data can also be used to spy and retrieve data from hard drives, so it is
interesting that the same software which is used to find evidences of cybercrime can also be
used to commit those crimes. However, it is great to know that criminals can have their data
reconstructed and used as evidence against them.

It is always great to see examples when software applications can help making the world a safer
place, but ultimately, some of those crimes can also be prevented by people being more careful
with their own data. Making sure our passwords and private information are safe still comes
down to individual responsibility. After all, criminals are being careful with how they handle their
data, so let’s make sure we do the same with ours by keeping it away from unwanted eyes.

About The Author

Jean Lewis is a Tech writer at laptopical.com. He is passionate about
computers, the internet, videogames and the Geek culture. He writes
about technology in order to help people understand the common
practices used in today’s modern digital world.

Jean can be reached online at [email protected] and at his
company website http://www.laptopical.com/

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