Sunday, May 1, 2011
How to Wipe a Hard Drive
How does this utility work? The Wikipedia article on DBAN explains how: "The program is designed to securely erase a hard disk until data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable, which is achieved by overwriting the data with random numbers......
DBAN can be booted from a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive and it is based on Linux. It supports PATA (IDE), SCSI and SATA hard drives. DBAN can be configured to automatically wipe every hard disk that it sees on a system, making it very useful for unattended data destruction scenarios. DBAN exists for Intel x86 and PowerPC systems.
DBAN, like other methods of data destruction, is suitable for use prior to computer recycling for personal or commercial situations, such as donating or selling a computer[2]. In the case of malware infection, DBAN can be used before returning a disk to production."
Give it a try.
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Wiping a hard drive should be done periodically. This process helps maintain the speed of your computer. Fact is, even if you have deleted less than desirable programs from your computer, those programs still leave traces and footprints than can often slow down and affect the function of your computer.
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