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a asked 2 years ago

Hi,

I want to buy Shredit X for MacBook on M1 macOS Monterey, question is does Shredit X works perfectly for files that are on SSD or how to use it

1 Answers
Robert Wiebe Staff answered 2 years ago

You cannot directly overwrite items on an SSD because of how SSDs work physically. Instead you need to put them in the Trash, empty the Trash, and then wipe the free space. Because wiping the free space will impact the overall lifetime of your SSD (in the same way as recording a long video) you should do this as infrequently as possible.