{"id":4231,"date":"2025-08-29T12:34:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-recycling.nl\/blog\/destroying-ssd-the-only-sure-way-to-delete-data-for-good\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:25:02","slug":"destroying-ssd-the-only-sure-way-to-delete-data-for-good","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/it-recycling.nl\/en\/blog\/destroying-ssd-the-only-sure-way-to-delete-data-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Destroying SSD: the only sure way to delete data for good"},"content":{"rendered":"

In fact, data on an SSD is very difficult to really erase. Companies that do not want to take any risk therefore opt for SSD destruction<\/strong> with a professional SSD shredder<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Why wiping SSDs is not enough<\/h2>\n

Many organizations think a simple “wipe” is enough. This is partly true, but certainly not completely: <\/p>\n

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  1. Mechanical hard drives and SSDs<\/strong> – with both, software erasure or formatting does not always remove all data. Residual data can be left behind and read back with special techniques. <\/li>\n
  2. With SSDs, it’s even more complex<\/strong> – techniques such as wear leveling<\/em> and TRIM<\/em> allow old data to remain in memory cells even after a thorough wipe or factory reset.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Therefore, destroying the entire ssd, i.e. physically destroying it<\/strong>, is the only method that offers 100% security.<\/p>\n

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    Europe’s most powerful mobile hard drive shredder<\/h2>\n

    IT-Recycling has the largest, thickest, strongest and fastest mobile hard disk shredder in Europe. This machine is built into a 27-ton truck<\/strong>, runs on a power of 100 kW<\/strong> and can shred as much as 2000x SSD destruction per hour<\/strong> into 9 mm chips<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

    In addition, we have on board an ULTRA fine shredder<\/strong> – and there is only one mobile version of this in the Netherlands. This two-stage shredder with single shaft granulator and screen can reduce SSDs and M.2 drives to shreds smaller than 2 mm<\/strong>. For customers with the highest demands on data destruction, this is the solution. <\/p>\n

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    SSDs and M.2 drives from laptops and data centers<\/h2>\n

    Our story applies not only to classic SSDs, but just as much to the M.2 drives<\/strong> that are in almost all modern laptops today. We also encounter SSDs and M.2s in large numbers in data centers<\/a>, especially when phasing out old servers and emptying racks. <\/p>\n

    Therefore, professional SSD destruction<\/strong> at IT Recycling is the logical choice for companies, data centers and governments that do not want to take any risk.<\/p>\n

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    On-site SSD destruction: maximum security<\/h2>\n

    IT Recycling offers the option of destroying<\/a> SSDs at your location. This has an important advantage: <\/p>\n