How To Do Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD Factory Reset

Learn how to do Sandisk Extreme Portable Ssd Factory Reset using two different methods.

Almost all the HDDs and SDDs come pre-formatted for Windows and Mac. Once you connect the pre-formatted drive to your computer, it is ready to use for storing data. However, some hard drives come in an unrecognized format that your Windows or Mac computer can’t recognize or doesn’t support.

In this situation, you need to reset or format the drive manually to make it work on your computer. In this step-by-step guide, we will be taking you through the process of factory resetting your Sandisk SSD Sanitize.

Resetting Sandisk SSD

Important Note:

• The reset process will erase all the data from the SSD.
• If you have stored any important data on your SSD, take a backup of it and then begin the reset process.

Using Sandisk SSD Dashboard

You can reset your SanDisk SSD using its Dashboard. But, before you begin, check if your SSD supports Sanitize. If yes, continue with the following instructions. Otherwise, try the alternative method to reset or erase your SSD.

• Connect the SSD to your computer using its USB cable if it is not yet connected.
• Now, open the SanDisk Dashboard on your computer.
• Click on the Tools menu.
• Go to the Drive Management section.
• Click on the Sanitize option.



• Now, click the Erase Now button in the opened window if your SanDisk SSD is not in your computer's boot drive (C: drive).



• Erase the data and reset the SSD by following the prompts displayed on the screen.
• If the SSD is in “C: drive,” create a bootable USB drive by clicking the Create USB Drive button.



• After doing that, reset the drive using the bootable drive.

If your SanDisk SSD doesn’t support the Sanitize option, format it to erase the data from it.

Alternative Method (WINDOWS 10)

Format the drive to erase the data and restore it to its default.

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