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Reference number: CH000520

How to help make sure all data is erased on hard drive.

Question:

How to help make sure all data is erased on hard drive.

Additional information:

If you are looking for additional information about simply erasing your hard disk drive and starting over, we recommend you refer to document CH000186.

Answer:

If you concerned with data being read or recovered from your hard disk drive after it has sold or given away, we highly recommend you try the utilities found at the below web pages. Using one of these utilities will allow you to completely remove all data and make it impossible to be recovered and/or read.

 

ProductWeb PageInfo
Blanccohttp://dban.sourceforge.net/ Cost
DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke)http://www.blancco.comFree and commercial version.
Disk Wiperhttp://www.diskwiper.com Cost
Eraserhttp://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/Free to all
Experteraserhttp://www.experteraser.com/Cost
FileAssurityhttp://www.articsoft.com/fileassurity_securedelete.htmCost
Harddisk Eraser http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.htmlFree to all
M-Sweephttp://www.secure-data.com/ms.htmlCost and only available to certain customers.
NecroFilehttp://www.necrocosm.com/nfinfo.htmlFree to all.
No Trace http://www.comtechnologies.com/notracemain.htmlCost
Permanent Erasurehttp://www.winhex.com/security/index-m.htmlFree to all.
SDeletehttp://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/sdelete.shtmlFree to all

 

 

 

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