Disk wiping recommendations

[Eric Cope]

I have used Boot and Nuke before, specifically from the Ultimate Boot CD. I
always choose the most passes, but lose interest after 3-4.
Eric

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Josh Coffman
<josh at computeristsolutions.com>wrote:

> ive been warned, am expecting many hours.
>
> thanks,
> -j
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Charles Jones <
> charles.jones at ciscolearning.org> wrote:
>
>> Jon M. Hanson wrote:
>> > I'll repeat what I recommended to Hans just earlier today: Darik's
>> > Boot and Nuke: http://www.dban.org.
>> >
>> DBAN works nicely. I think hans also tried using the "shred" utility
>> that most distros come with. Be aware that doing a secure of a hard disk
>> that is 40GB or larger will take a considerable amount of time. Doing
>> the most basic level wipe of a laptop with a 5400 RPM drive took 6 hours
>> :(  YYMV depending on the size of your drive, the speed of the
>> drive+interface, and the number of passes you select.
>>
>> -Charles
>> > On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:21 PM, Josh Coffman wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >>   Could anyone please post recommendations on wiping data off of a
>> >> hard drive?  I'm getting rid of my old desktop and want to make sure
>> >> its clean before the recipient gets it (not that they would have a
>> >> clue how to retrieve data).  It's just a precaution
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