

Windows OS: SamsungPortableSSDSetupWin1.0.exe Mac OS: SamsungPortableSSDSetupMac1.0.pkg If you format the partition of the T7 after purchase, Samsung Portable SSD Software stored in the drive will be deleted. Went fine 3 partitions on the old drive but for a number of reasons which I wont go into it was decided to abort the exchange and leave the existing drive in the laptop. Does formatting a SSD erase data Formatting data on the drive will erase everything and it is advised to make a backup before proceding. Samsung Portable SSD T5 - 1 TB - (1.6.9 SW) on macOS Big Sur 11.5. In the Explorer (Windows OS) or Desktop (Mac OS), select the Samsung Portable SSD 1.0 application.
HOW TO FORMAT SAMSUNG SSD INSTALL
Connect the ssd via sata to usb cable or other external connection method and enter disk utility, or install the ssd internally into your system and enter disk utility via the os x recovery tool or your installation media.
HOW TO FORMAT SAMSUNG SSD FOR MAC
I am now wondering whether there is a fault with SSD. Format Samsung SSD via Windows Disk Management 1. Format samsung ssd for mac through diskpart.

If it is a desktop, can you connect the SSD to your computer by installing it to a SATA port on your mobo?

Is the computer that you're working on a laptop or desktop? What do you think? Or is there any way you know around this problem? I am now wondering whether there is a fault with SSD. Hence the reason for wanting to restore to "Factory Condition" so that I can reuse it. Had to abort this project as the the Samsung laptop belonged to a visitor with us who was leaving the next day. However, when I swapped the old drive for the new one (Samsung R530 laptop) it failed to boot - didn`t show up in the bios. Going back to the start, I initially cloned the SSD with Samsung Data Migration and, according to that program, everything completed successfully. I thought of "Secure Erase" but when I connect the ssd to via the usb/sata cable to my laptop Samsung Magician does not recognize it as an SSD 840 evo but rather an "AMST 2105 USB Device" and, as a result, does not provide the option of a secure erase.
