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Adambomb337 · Post by **Adambomb337** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:53 pm

I'm thinking of selling my computer but there are important documents on here, like my resume, with personal information. I heard that the data on your harddrive remains on there for a very long time... I heard that you may have to re-install windows about 7 times to really have everything erased...

does anyone know of a program that can truly erase everythying on your hard drive before you sell it?

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:57 pm

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:02 pm

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6245517.html
http://www.download.com/Eraser/3000-209 ... ml?tag=txt

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:10 pm

Man that dirty pic on your drive is... interesting. Is it porn or rather some weird science project documentation? I think that alien dude is kinda groovy.

Just kidding

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:12 pm

Groet, Erik

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:17 pm

tetraplan wrote:

Groet, Erik

Mmmm... Big black tools...

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:20 pm

Hard drives are cheap. Keep yours and replace it.

pitchdrifter · Post by **pitchdrifter** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:42 pm

I can recommend O&O Safeerase. Supports different patterns (2 NSA NISPOM methods, the german BSI method, and a custom one which is more up to date in regards to security considerations, which offers the highest level of security (and takes quite a while).
The tool also has the ability to scrub a drive's free space, or an entire disk.

Bunnyboy · Post by **Bunnyboy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:21 pm

cptgone wrote:Mmmm... Big black tools...

Bunnyboy · Post by **Bunnyboy** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:23 pm

there is a way of recovering data that has not been saved as well, i once heard. is that true?

I would say that getting a brand new hard drive would do the trick, if you are getting a new one that is. less hassle and no need to transfer everything

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:01 am

Bunnyboy wrote:there is a way of recovering data that has not been saved as well, i once heard. is that true?

I don't think so. Or maybe there's some page file file extractor?

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:04 am

Best way to erase a hard drive that you no longer use and you don’t want info to be compromised = Big hammer and Chisel

Smash it to bits imo

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:53 am

Spe3D wrote:Best way to erase a hard drive that you no longer use and you don’t want info to be compromised = Big hammer and Chisel

Smash it to bits imo

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

Some reknowned norwegian hard disk recovery company has found incriminating data on disks that were penetrated several times and thrown in salt water, so I don't think you're completely safe even with hammer and chisel...

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:04 pm

Hovmod wrote:Some reknowned norwegian hard disk recovery company has found incriminating data on disks that were penetrated several times and thrown in salt water, so I don't think you're completely safe even with hammer and chisel...

Those companies' services don't come cheap.

It's much safer to smash the HD than to sell it on unformatted.

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:05 pm

I...

Overwrite every bit with a 1 and then a 0, eighteen times.
Take it to my local scrap yard where big Sid runs the electro-magnet over the exposed disk surface for a minimum of six hours.
Then Sid crushes the thing to the size of packet of 10 Embassy (regular not kings).
After a couple more weeks in neat hydrocloric acid I nip to Mordor on my bike and pitch it into Mt Doom.

You can't be too careful. Somebody might want to read your CV.

protecting private information. How to erase harddrive