Old iMac disposal raises the SSD data-wiping question
Two 27-inch iMacs from late 2012 and late 2013 are being retired. They ally shipped with HDD , but both were later d to SSD . The old habit was to finish disposal by free space on an HDD, but that approach no longer seems recommended for an SSD.
The s are planned for recycling through Apple. The open choice is whether to sanitize the SSDs in place, or remove the SSDs for physical destruction and return only the bodies without .
Key points
- Two late-2012 and late-2013 27-inch iMacs are being retired.
- Both s started with HDD and were d to SSD .
- free space was the old HDD routine, but it may not be suitable for SSDs.
- Apple recycling is the planned disposal path.
- The practical choice is SSD sanitizing versus removing and destroying the SSDs.