I need to erase a hard drive.What's best?

brgman
brgman Posts: 2,859
edited July 2013 in Going Digital
I have to send back a fairly new computer due to issues they cannot seem to repair.I have some personal info that may be retrievable to the right folks.What can I download to wipe this sucker??
TIA
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I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,593
    edited July 2013
    Bunch of different methods discussed here. Obviously you dont want to use the ones that require you to physically break the hard drive, but there are other options.

    http://gizmodo.com/5489933/leave-no-trace-how-to-completely-erase-your-hard-drives-ssds-and-thumb-drives
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited July 2013
    DBAN.
    Magnets actually don't do much.. I've opened several drives and stuck them in a degausser and held magnets to the platters with no ill effect.

    A bullet works too.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2013
    Not sure Dell will be cool with it coming back destroyed as much as i'd like to do that.
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  • pdxfj
    pdxfj Posts: 376
    edited July 2013
    Kill Disk..

    http://killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,604
    edited July 2013
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited July 2013
    Shoulda got KYD service... you don't have to send back the hard drives.

    DBAN works very well.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2013
    Put DBAN on a disk and will give that a go in a while hear
    Gotta make sure the replacement is up and running first now
    Thanks all
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2013
    I used 'Nuke N' Boot' when I had a really bad virus.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2013
    Here ya go Mike:

    www.hardrivepornremovaltool.com

    Isn't that REALLY what you are looking for?:lol:
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2013
    pepster wrote: »
    Here ya go Mike:

    www.hardrivepornremovaltool.com

    Isn't that REALLY what you are looking for?:lol:

    Oh I saved all that on an external HD
    I'm crazy,not stoopid!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2013
    Unconditional reformat?
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,560
    edited July 2013
    Did it not come with a restore disc? if it did won't that wipe it clean except for the OS...
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited July 2013
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Did it not come with a restore disc? if it did won't that wipe it clean except for the OS...

    I thought the same thing but wasn't sure.
    I used DBAN AND Killdisc.
    When the smoke started pumping out I unplugged it.
    I think it's clean!
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  • Mitchel1
    Mitchel1 Posts: 1
    edited July 2013
    Nice Post really helpful

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,560
    edited July 2013
    well yes it was a nice post until you spammed us
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