Bytezboy
join:2001-05-17
New York, NY
| [Need] Format drive to make data unrecoverable
So I'm selling one of my HDD to a stranger and I want to format it so the data is NOT recoverable. Could you recommend me any free software to do this? How long does the process take for a 200GB HDD? Thanks in advance.  |
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Graycode
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| DBAN wipes drive content nicely. »dban.sourceforge.net/
»bbs.heidi.ie/viewforum.php?f=6
The time it takes to wipe the drive depends on the algorithm you choose and the speed of the drive. |
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Bytezboy
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New York, NY | reply to Bytezboy
Any programs that run in Windows? |
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Jeffrey
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| said by Bytezboy  :Any programs that run in Windows? Not sure about that, but I really would give DNAN a look. It will do exactly what you need. |
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Bobkd4dii
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I have used Dban and it works well and will completely wipe the drive with a series of overwrites. No data will be recoverable when it is done. The version I used installed on a floppy and ran from that. A windows program that will do similar is Eraser. Gets mentioned on here from time to time, sorry don't have a URL handy at the moment.
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Tuxified1
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said by Bytezboy :Any programs that run in Windows? I second the DBAN recommendation.
DBAN will do a fine job, but it doesn't "work in windows", it boots into its own environment.
»dban.sourceforge.net/
The time it takes will depend on the wipe level you choose and the speed of your machine as Graycode already pointed out.
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Kabanos
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said by Bytezboy :Any programs that run in Windows? »Re: [Info] Hard Drive Wipe/Clean
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said by Bytezboy :Any programs that run in Windows? You must not know how many places that Windows hides your personal data. LOL
Might as well do nothing as Windows will reveal enough on it's own when you know where to look.
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Bobkd4dii
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Here is the URL for the program I mentioned above called eraser »www.heidi.ie/eraser/
It is a free program and very handy, can erase files or entire drive, it works out of Windows.
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Another vote for Darik's Boot and Nuke. Download the ISO and make a bootable CD. disconnect any drives you don't want wiped. Boot with the CD and type in AUTONUKE at the prompt. For 200GB you're probably looking at about six hours. You don't want to do this from inside of Windows if you want to be sure that everything is wiped.
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HenryNettles
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| Another vote for Dban. And this doesn't need to take six hours. Unless you are into child pornography, or a member of an al-Qaeda sleeper cell, then a single pass writing zeros to the drive should be sufficient. And a single pass writing zeros to a 200 gig hard drive on a modern computer should take less than one hour. |
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