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Free Tools To Wipe Your Drives Securely

#1 PCWorld

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Posted 25 April 2012 - 02:18 PM

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#2 pclocust

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Posted 30 April 2012 - 06:13 AM

Can I reformat and install an OS on a Harddrive after these utilities have had their way with it?

#3 drmsucks

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Posted 01 May 2012 - 10:48 AM

Yes.

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Posted 01 May 2012 - 08:49 PM

Sounds good, but is it free?

#5 drmsucks

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:12 AM

All of the utilities mentioned in the article are free. Be careful!

#6 earthbru

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 03:31 PM

I don't want to erase everything, I just want to overwrite the data that has already been deleted. Is there something that can do that?

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 01:30 AM

earthbru, on 10 May 2012 - 03:31 PM, said:

I don't want to erase everything, I just want to overwrite the data that has already been deleted. Is there something that can do that?

Ccleaner will do the job.

#8 canuck2010

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Posted 07 July 2012 - 11:28 AM

I use HardDisk Scrubber. Perfect for wiping free space or wiping securely with multiple options.

#9 james108

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Posted 15 September 2012 - 04:17 AM

this is terrible information, people with the right software programs can still retrieve data off of the usb flash drive. dban will leave remnants so it's not fullproof, you guys need to do more research

#10 james108

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Posted 15 September 2012 - 04:23 AM

if you guys have a fullproof way either than breaking the usb flash drive i like to hear it but the usb has to be fully usable after whatever method you guys have

#11 AsadHamdani

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Posted 04 November 2012 - 11:07 PM

Darik's Boot and Nuke is by far the best method to securely erase the hard drive.

This special report from National Institute of Justice presents the test results for Forensic Media Preparation Tool:
http://www.nij.gov/pubs-sum/228983.htm