[Hidden-tech] SOFTWARE TO WIPE HDD?

Robert Heller heller at deepsoft.com
Sun Apr 12 20:10:05 EDT 2015


At Sun, 12 Apr 2015 19:17:54 -0400 David Farkas <david.farkas at xemaps.com> wrote:

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> Hello Mavens...
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> I have an old netbook I want to donate, but I need to wipe the HDD first. I
> have an external USB CD/DVD drive I can use to run software from a CD or I
> could use a flash drive.
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> Question is... what software do  your recommend.
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> Similarly, lI have a bunch of old HDD drives and the hardware to connect
> them with USB, but again, need software to wipe them.
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> BTW, the guy I donate to takes outdated computers and builds usable
> machines for folks who can't afford one. Usually kids or the elderly. If
> you have old stuff, he will pick it up.

Does the machine have a optical drive. I found a self-contained Linux program
(eg bootable CD ISO) that would do a complete job of wiping disks (does
multiple passes, writting random bits).

http://www.dban.org/

(Be careful running this on a live system when you nuke the loose HDDs!)


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> Thanx for your help
> David
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