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    What is the best recommened hard drive formatting hardware or software accessories?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Paulvucousin, Mar 15, 2011.

  1. Paulvucousin

    Paulvucousin Newbie

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    I am constantly wondering what formatting program is actually good for permanently deleting data without someone being able access the previous files installed.
     
    Paulvucousin, Mar 15, 2011
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  2. 3Fees

    3Fees Notebook Deity

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    "Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser
    Active@ KillDisk - Hard Drive Eraser is powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. It's a hard drive and partition eraser utility.

    If you use FDISK, FORMAT utilities, or DELETE standard operating system command for data removal, there is always a chance to recover deleted files (using undelete or unformat tools) and use against the owner's will. We highly recommend you to run this FREE utility for the hard and floppy drives you want to dispose of, recycle, re-use, sell or donate to somebody.

    Active@ KillDisk conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M. The most secure Gutmann's data destruction method is also implemented.
    Both WIPE and KILL functions support 17 security standards from various countries such as USA, Canada, Germany and others. You can be sure that once you clean up with Active@ KillDisk, sensitive information is purged out forever."




    Active@ Kill Disk Hard Drive Eraser. Low Level Format.


    Cheers
    3Fees
     
    3Fees, Mar 16, 2011
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  3. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    DBAN is the most recommended option.

    If you are really worried, but a new HDD and use the old internal as your own external, done.
     
    DetlevCM, Mar 16, 2011
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    conmanxtreme Notebook Enthusiast

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    DBAN is a for sure win in my book, it completely wipes anything and does it very well
     
    conmanxtreme, Mar 16, 2011
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  5. KnightZero

    KnightZero Notebook Consultant

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    Add in a third DBAN vote here. If you aren't going to reuse the hard disk, a claw hammer after the DBAN process works well.

    Of course, if going medieval on old HDD's isn't your style, you could always do what my old company used to do for office outings. A box of HDD's, a truck full of rifles, shotguns, and pistols, and a sunny day at the shooting range will absolutely ensure that no one ever, EVER recovers the data from those drives. :D
     
    KnightZero, Mar 17, 2011
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