![]() Now you think that the data is gone, but you have not confirmed it. )ĥ) Get a linux distro on an usb stick or some CD and try its options for data deletion (described here: )Īs for Dban I would run a 3 or 7 times wipe scan probably, just let it run over night if it takes a lot of time. Personally I think at least 3 softwares should be used to ensure a somewhat safe delete of the data when selling the computer.ġ) dban-1.0.6 (for paranoia, some claim any version of dban after this was crippled due to wanting to push the corporate edition of dban called eban, so we start with what people say isn't crippled).ġ) dban-2.2.7 (latest version, might have bugfixes but could also have holes or intentional flaws?).ģ) Wipe my disk (we can't just put all trust in one manufacturer? )Ĥ) Secure erase (all data should be wiped by now hopefully but this software was once backed financially by NSA, its supposed to work a bit diffrently than dban it unlocks + runs some BIOS erase command to make a secure wipe. Think of it as anti-virus softwares, why does so many use software such as MBAM if they already has norton? Because the second scanner can sometimes find what the other misses. Maybe running the software 3 times instead of once would solve this? But safer is probably to run different softwares for this purpose. and even reports to successfully overwrite it all) But still misses some part of the drive (maybe due to some bug in the code) you could end up with a partially overwritten drive. This is a very dangerous thing to do.įirst of you have to count on software-bugs since no code is perfect + the endless options of hardware and such, does this software properly support/discover all of my drive? And can I even trust in what it is telling me about having wiped the whole thing now? Maybe the software even report something that looks correct to you (hey we found this much space on your harddisk. The argument about x time being enough seems to assume that the software is working as expected.
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