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1. #SELECT EDRIVE SIZE TECH TOOL PRO PDF#
2. #SELECT EDRIVE SIZE TECH TOOL PRO INSTALL#
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4. #SELECT EDRIVE SIZE TECH TOOL PRO SOFTWARE#
5. #SELECT EDRIVE SIZE TECH TOOL PRO PLUS#

To my mind, the instructions are incomplete.

#SELECT EDRIVE SIZE TECH TOOL PRO PDF#

I didn't screen cap it, but the process can be seen in the PDF manual in the zip file. Using the tool linked here, I was able to do a successful PSID revert. A PSID revert also assumes physical access to the drive. A PSID revert does not allow one to access the encrypted data. Note that using this tool will destroy any data on the Evo, so back up first. Here is link to Samsung's PSID revert utility, with much thanks to Micrornd! Standard disclaimers apply. It turns out they have one, but they don't make it public. Samsung should provide a consumer level PSID revert utility. The Samsung Evo is a consumer level SSD using a feature on a consumer level OS. Their second response wanted me to do a warranty replacement. Samsung's initial response was to have me contact Microsoft. Also, there can come a time when the Evo is no longer needed as an eDrive, and a Secure Erase is desired to restore performance prior to use in a different environment or even being sold.

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If the user's Evo was unknowing in an "Ready to enable" eDrive state, then a Win8 install will change that state to Enabled automatically and silently (by default - you can change the registry during the install process to avoid this). In my case, I was specifically testing eDrive and Bitlocker and it took a user action to enable eDrive. One can still create and delete partitions with eDrive mode Enabled and otherwise use the drive as normal.

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One can use Bitlocker without enabling eDrive (results in software encryption). One can enable eDrive without using Bitlocker (results in no encryption). It's best to think of Edrive mode and Bitlocker as two separate things even though they are meant to work together. You might have some unnecessary folders sitting around that you can delete and recover some free disk space.The drive cannot be Secure Erased via Magician as a non-OS drive, via a Magician created USB boot stick, or via my Asus ROG BIOS.īitlocker can be turned on and off and used successfully with the Evo as an eDrive, but there a few things to point out here. So if you're wondering where the free disk space went on your Mac, make sure to check the /Volumes directory. Deleting the false volume returned the 117 GB and then some. Several months later I finally discovered the hidden folder and deleted it.

The program stopped the process because it ran out of space and never informed me about the false volume it created. For some reason, the utility created the false volume on my primary drive, which used up all my free space.

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So how did this happen? It turns out TechTool Pro 8, a Mac disk utility, created the folder while attempting to clone my primary drive to an external disk. That's a lot of space, especially when I had less than 5 GB available! This is how I finally found it.īelow you can see a false volume (the iMac Backup folder), which was taking up over 117 gigabytes of space on my iMac. ▶ I'm sharing this from personal experience because for several months I was not sure where 100+ GB of free space on my SSD went. (Shift+Command+G) and type "/Volumes" as shown below. The easiest way to do this is to select Go → Go to Folder. To check for false volumes, you need to open the /Volumes folder. It can be any size, meaning it can take up several gigabytes of data. You may have something called a "false volume."Ī false volume is a folder hidden in the /Volumes directory.

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If you add up all your folders plus your free space and it isn't even close to your drive's total capacity, there might be a problem. You can see this number on the bottom of any open window in the Finder as long as the Status Bar is displayed (select View → Show Status Bar if it isn't).

The capacity of your storage device minus all your files should be pretty close to amount of free disk space you have available. You may be able to free up some disk space by going through the directories in your home folder and removing media files you no longer need. Media files like images, songs, and videos can quickly take up a lot of space. Most likely you've filled up your primary HDD or SSD with files and applications. Answer: If your Mac is running low on disk space, a number of things could have happened.