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How far beyond using Shred should I go when deleting files? [duplicate]
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How can I reliably erase all information on a hard drive?
I'm looking to securely erase my files. Is shred the best option besides ditching the hardware? To what lengths ...
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Is running an erase tool after an OS install sufficient to ensure no data from the old install is recoverable?
How secure do you consider this process?
A drive has data from a previous OS installation.
A new OS installation is made on the drive, and Heidi Eraser is run on free space.
What are the chances ...
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Why is writing zeros (or random data) over a hard drive multiple times better than just doing it once?
Lots of different programs, such as Darik's Boot and Nuke, let you write over a hard drive multiple times under the guise of it being more secure than just doing it once. Why?
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How can I reliably erase all information on a hard drive?
As storage technologies change over time, using different encodings and remappings to deal with sector errors, the best way to permanently erase/wipe/shred data changes also.
Methods for flash drives ...
