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Any user friendly Hard Drive erase utilities?
Jdurg:
Heh. I was going to jokingly say the massively powerful rare-earth magnets I used to carry around with me in blockbuster when the clerks there would screw up and charge me late fees on games/videos that I actually returned earlier than expected. ;D
ahofle:
--- Quote from: EwJ on February 28, 2008, 07:35:46 pm ---I find Eraser to be useful for wiping free space
edit: add linky
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--- Quote from: quarterback on February 28, 2008, 09:32:25 pm ---Use something like this: http://david.tribble.com/text/filldisk.html
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Awesome, thanks!
Ed_McCarron:
The batch file is nice, but it depends on your usage. Do you just want to be sure things you've previously deleted can't be undeleted, or do you want an emergency disk for 'panic deletes'. You know the kind, you've got 30 seconds to delete things UNRETRIEVEABLY before the men at the door break it down.
In that case, I'd stick with DBAN. Keep on on a flash drive or CD, set your bios to boot from that option, and run it in quiet mode. Install your media, reboot, and stand back.
I've not had to use it yet, but its nice to know I have the option.
Also, set up an old PC and practice using it if you can. Don't want to be fumbling with readme.txt in a crisis situation.
ahofle:
Hmm I hadn't thought of that. Don't these programs usually take at least 30 minutes (or more) to fully wipe everything?
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: Ed_McCarron on February 29, 2008, 12:26:50 pm --- You know the kind, you've got 30 seconds to delete things UNRETRIEVEABLY before the men at the door break it down.
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I would think at that point you'd want an external solution. A self destruct button. I've seen law enforcement's undelete utils... let's just say they are more powerful than most would think. The only way to be 100% certain is to destroy the platters. Think small explosive charge or acid.
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