Secure Erase
This menu allows the user to securely erase the data from the Samsung SSD. Windows and DOS based secure erase is supported.
Make sure you really do want to erase the drive as it won’t be recoverable, even with specialist software!
Over Provisioning
This menu allows the user to shrink/expand the logical volumes created on Samsung SSD.
The Shrink/Expand operation is supported on NTFS & RAW partitions.
Disk Clone
This menu allows the user to Backup & Recover data from the formatted SSD. Also it allows the user to migrate the data from SSD to HDD/SSD.
The Data Clone menu launches the Norton Ghost application if it already installed. If it isn’t installed you will see a message telling you it is not installed, and then you should go install it. If you don’t plan on using this feature you can ignore it.
Final Thoughts
The SSD Magician software is really easy to use and provides a lot of really good and useful features. It’s certainly nice to be able to update the firmware on an SSD without having to format the drive at the same time!
The inclusion of a secure erase feature is very useful, especially if you ever plan to give the drive to someone else, or eventually when you may dispose of it for any reason. Just remember to backup your data first!
The two optimization options are good too, although I don’t suggest you run them too often!
All in all a fantastic addition to an already fantastic product (the Series 830 SSD). Well done Samsung, you really have set the bar for SSD’s and associated software.
Thanks, was curious to know what it was. Do you know if these are tools which should be used soon after install? Also, which tools, and how frequently?