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    Most effective USB disk wiping program

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by i5evoSwift3814, Feb 1, 2015.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    Is disk wipe the most effective and free solution for USB drives? How effective and reliable are the wiping methods?
     
    i5evoSwift3814, Feb 1, 2015
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  2. StormJumper

    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    Disk wipe from whom?? Just format the USB and that more then most likely will clean it out. Use another O/S to format like Mac and then reformat back to PC format and that will kill any attempts to recover data.
     
    StormJumper, Feb 1, 2015
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  3. optic.ghost

    optic.ghost Newbie

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    dban or Darik's Boot And Nuke is a pretty solid (and free) choice for secure deletion. It does cover connected USB devices as well. You can also look at BleachBit if you want a nice, free windows centric option.
     
    optic.ghost, Feb 3, 2015
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