Disk wiping recommendations

[Josh Coffman]

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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