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   MrBrian Registered Member

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   From http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/01/self_destructing_flash_drives/:
   

    

   MrBrian, Sep 29, 2011

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   J_L Registered Member

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   Does this only apply to TRIM-enabled ones?

    

   J_L, Sep 30, 2011

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   No, it doesn't. It has to do with the Flash Translation Layer and the self-cleaning mechanism of "garbage collection."
   
   Fascinating stuff. The .pdf is here:
   http://www.jdfsl.org/subscriptions/JDFSL-V5N3-Bell.pdf
   
   
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