hello
i want to wipe it.. so i've tried samsung magician.
but it did not gave me the option to wipe it as the option was grayed out..
why is that?
is there another way to wipe the disk?
thank you....!
and love from israel
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why can't i wipe a samsung 980 ssd drive?
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Posted 24 June 2024 - 08:23 AM
Is the drive in use?
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Posted 24 June 2024 - 08:27 AM
tnx
yes
but i don't care to format before wiping
did i do it wrong?
what is the right way.
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Posted 24 June 2024 - 08:44 AM
A drive cannot be formatted or wiped while in use. Please reboot to Seagate Magician and wipe it that way.
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