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LiveDose · 09-05-2006, 05:03 PM

Need to return a crap drive to the store. Your opinions on the best program to wipe the drive with,,, kill disk, dban, eraser...?

Thanks.

Libertine · 09-05-2006, 05:05 PM

I like eraser. You just need to make sure you use the right settings. DBAN is good too, if you just want to erase everything

LiveDose · 09-05-2006, 05:35 PM

Thanks Libertine.

psili · 09-05-2006, 05:36 PM

Using a system format command won't work?

Libertine · 09-05-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by psili

Using a system format command won't work?

Just formatting is not secure. You need to overwrite a number of times before the original data becomes irretrievable. (never just sell or give away an old hd after a quick format - anyone with the right tools will be able to restore pretty much all your data)

MaddCaz · 09-05-2006, 05:43 PM

Libertine is on

free4porn · 09-05-2006, 06:07 PM

good info

webcrawler · 09-05-2006, 07:30 PM

If its a maxtor or seagate, you can download a tool from their sites to perform a low level format. A 40GB drive normally takes an hour.

Gillespie · 09-05-2006, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Libertine

Just formatting is not secure. You need to overwrite a number of times before the original data becomes irretrievable. (never just sell or give away an old hd after a quick format - anyone with the right tools will be able to restore pretty much all your data)

There are people on eBay buying cheap hard drives just for data retrieval.

tony286 · 09-05-2006, 07:51 PM

eraser is the best, this weekend I met my sisters boyfriend he is does hard drive forensics. He told me he used eraser on a drive and couldn't bring anything back up on it.

Libertine · 09-06-2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by webcrawler

If its a maxtor or seagate, you can download a tool from their sites to perform a low level format. A 40GB drive normally takes an hour.

Even after a low level format, it is possible to (physically) retrieve (some) data, because files, unless actually overwritten (preferably several times), leave magnetic traces.

u-Bob · 09-06-2006, 12:08 PM

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Libertine · 09-06-2006, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by u-Bob

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tranza · 09-06-2006, 12:16 PM

Related threads maybe?

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=652639

notabook · 09-06-2006, 06:46 PM

Even using tools like eraser, the data is probably still recoverable, but not by ‘normal’ means. It’s going to require a clean room at a minimum and magnetic resonance scanning. But as long as 99% of the Joe Blows out there can’t get your data, I guess its good enough. On any critical data I remove the platter and destroy it thoroughly, though I’ve only had to do that once :P

Libertine · 09-07-2006, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by notabook

Even using tools like eraser, the data is probably still recoverable, but not by ?normal? means. It?s going to require a clean room at a minimum and magnetic resonance scanning. But as long as 99% of the Joe Blows out there can?t get your data, I guess its good enough. On any critical data I remove the platter and destroy it thoroughly, though I?ve only had to do that once :P

Overwriting 30 times using Eraser will make the data virtually unrecoverable

You just have to do a full overwrite... modern file systems log everything

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