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akostadinov / Low_Level_Format_Disk.md
Created January 12, 2018 11:46
Copy of my answer edit to not lose it in case they reject the edit: https://askubuntu.com/questions/253096/low-level-format-of-hard-drive/498797#498797

A Low Level Format (LLF) means redefining physical disk layout. This is not doable by user on today's HDDs and SSDs. One usually want's to perform LLF to securely erase all data, reallocate bad sectors and/or remove malware.

[ATA Secure Erase][1]

Allows you to erase data on disk even on reallocated sectors. See: