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Re: Hard Drive data security
From: Zachary Shay <zshay () cc gatech edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:45:26 -0400 (EDT)
I would first backup your data; cdr/dvd/new_hd. Then format your current drive. Next run a utility like dd on the drive referencing /dev/zero or /dev/rand. This should remove all data and then write over what ever is ghost'd on the disk. I think that would make anything unretrievable from that media. Zach Shay On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Paul Kurczaba wrote:
Hi, I have a question about hard drive data security. The hard drive on my notebook is failing and Dell is going to replace it. They are going to take the old one with them. How can I securely remove the data from the hard drive? Thanks, Paul
Current thread:
- Re:Hard Drive data security Ghaith Nasrawi (Sep 30)
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- RE: Hard Drive data security Shanafelt, Gabe (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Zachary Shay (Sep 30)
- RE: Hard Drive data security adisegna (Sep 30)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Dan Wozniak (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Herman F . Ebeling Jr . (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security creative (Sep 30)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Gethin Jones (Oct 04)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Leong Kok Wah Kenneth (Oct 01)
- Re: Hard Drive data security creative (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security Andrew Prince (Oct 04)
- Re: Hard Drive data security David Pires (Oct 04)
- RE: Hard Drive data security Leong Kok Wah Kenneth (Oct 01)
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