Hi everyone, following this topic , I’m looking for a software like NVCleanstall but for SSDs. Specifically Sandisk SSDs. Is there something like that that exists? I don’t want to use the SanDisk Dashboard for privacy reasons. [image] Back from total SSD failure We understand your concern about …

Why not just install that dashboard app, do the firmware upgrade and uninstall it afterwards? If you are on paranoia mode, take an image of your disks, do a low level format, create a separate VLAN for your computer, install VPN profile via wireguard on your router, install Windows 11 with local ac…

You can update SanDisk/WD firmware using the native nvme-cli tools, it is one of the reasons I recommend them over eg. Samsung. (WD also supports 4k sectors which helps with encryption performance, Samsung locks this out on their consumer disks it seems). There is a decent guide here: Western Digi…

Thank you for this, it’s probably the right solution, but still haven’t got around in doing it. After several back and forth with the customer service team at SanDisk, here is the official final answer: Please be assured that we understand your concern regarding the firmware update for your SSD. …

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FranklyFlawless March 13, 2026, 8:09am 5

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