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Old 05-30-2005, 07:26 PM
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DOD Approved Hard Drive Eraser
Can anybody suggest any one? My friend's parents are having a heart attack about donating their computer and want to be sure their CC numbers and bank account info is off the HD for good. ughh.
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Old 05-30-2005, 07:34 PM
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this is freeware only for files or freespace

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/sdelete.shtml

Delete all but the OS data then run this command
sdelete -p 10 -z

10 passes of the free space
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killdisk >*
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Norton systemworks has one.
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Originally Posted by Zapata
killdisk >*
That looks better for completly wiping the HD, but sdelete is great for free space and single files.

http://www.download.com/3000-2092-10188745.html
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Originally Posted by Beelzebub
That looks better for completly wiping the HD, but sdelete is great for free space and single files.

http://www.download.com/3000-2092-10188745.html

yes, def...your utility works as well.
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Thanks guys....
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