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fthobe committed Aug 23, 2024
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nwipe is also included in [ShredOS](https://github.com/PartialVolume/shredos.x86_64) which was developed in particular to showcase nwipe as a fast-to-boot standalone method similar to DBAN. ShredOS always contains the latest nwipe version.

## Limitations regarding solid state drives
In the current form nwipe does not sanitize solid state drives (hereinafter referred to as SSDs) of any form (SAS / Sata / NVME) and form factor (2.5" / 3.5" / PCI) fully due to their nature:
In the current form nwipe does not sanitize solid state drives (hereinafter referred to as SSDs) of any form (SAS / Sata / NVME) and form factor (2.5" / 3.5" / PCI) fully due to their nature:
SSDs, as the transistors contained in the memory modules are subject to wear, contain in most cases additional memory modules installed as failover for broken sectors outside of the system accessible space (frequently referred to as "overprovisioning") and for garbage collection.
Some manufacturers reserve access to these areas only to disk's own controller and firmware.
It is therefor always advised to proceed also with the manufacturer's or hardware vendor's own tools to assure full destruction of the information contained on the disk.
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