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Old May 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 May 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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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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killdisk >*
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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:37 PM
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Norton systemworks has one.
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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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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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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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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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Old May 30, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Thanks guys....
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Old May 31, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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Old May 31, 2005 | 09:10 AM
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