How to Wipe out files from H.D.D permanently
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
As Dave suggests, Google is your friend. A very quick search turned up this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/110338/answer_line_wipe_your_drive_clean_of_all_its_sensitive_data.html[^] Try it: google can save you a lot of waiting for an answer... It is a good idea to do this: I once bought a second hand camera and resurrected about 1300 photos on the CF card with no effort... :laugh:
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
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yes, and i think you know how to use google? :doh:
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The OP asked a question about a utility that has security implications. Which would you rather trust, the results of a Google search, or the educated opinions of your professional peers? I think a little polite patience is in order.
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The OP asked a question about a utility that has security implications. Which would you rather trust, the results of a Google search, or the educated opinions of your professional peers? I think a little polite patience is in order.
Software Zen:
delete this;I think a little research first by the OP and then if unable to decide himself then come with an informed question rather than just; "Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder" Anyway, lets just say the response level was based on prior knowledge........ i not altogether a bad chap :suss:
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
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In addition to SDelete, as previously mentioned, I like Eraser[^].
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
Without particular tools, you can simply format (not quick format) your hard drive multiple times, e.g. 5 or 7. It's not as secure because shredding software fills the files clusters with random data before deleting them, but surely for family photos it should be enough.
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In addition to SDelete, as previously mentioned, I like Eraser[^].
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Eraser is pretty good but I prefer the previous version (5.8.8). Much easier to use than the latest version.
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Eraser is pretty good but I prefer the previous version (5.8.8). Much easier to use than the latest version.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
I'm still on 5.86. I haven't looked at the newest version yet.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
When I sold a laptop once that was still considered a good, current machine, I just invested in a new hard drive, installed it and restored the OS using the manufacturer CDs so they got a laptop in the condition just as it left the factory. With a really cheap external usb enclosure, that 100GB or so drive is now just a portable data transfer drive for me when I don't have my ipod with me.
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I think a little research first by the OP and then if unable to decide himself then come with an informed question rather than just; "Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder" Anyway, lets just say the response level was based on prior knowledge........ i not altogether a bad chap :suss:
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Come on Dave Do you know i had Google or not ? , Its very easy to add Google in your answer or every answer :laugh: , Life is short we have to learn from others experiences also.I hope so you will get the positive side of this.
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
Thanks All, I downloaded softwares SDelete,Erase, Dban etc. those really worked and helped my cause. God bless you all. :)
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
Take out the hard drive, smash it into tiny pieces, then put a new used hard drive in. :rolleyes:
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
aspdotnet is being a bit of a smart-alek, but it raises an interesting point. How do you really know the data is gone? I've worked in classified environments before - when drives go bad, they meet a hydraulic press. Still, I guess my point is - how do you really know?
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
I took a very big zip file of harmelss stuff, and copied it repeatedly to fill the drive, effectively overwriting any space freed up by the deleted sensitive material. I struggle to see how very much of the former occupant of the bits involved could be determined. Because if so, then our drives would have infinte capacity....
Ger
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I've used dban myself... works great... it is slow but i guess that's how you know its really writing over every sector in the hdd...
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
Check out IS Protector http://www.isprotector.com. It's free if you delete files or folders or wipe non system disk or empty space. It supports all popular termination algorithms and has many more cool features (file encryption, remote termination, system disk wipe).
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I have a Laptop which i have to Sell and on its H.D.D,I had copied my Family photos as there are so many softwares available which can recover Files even after formatting or deletion , Is it possible to wipe out files completely using any utility or software/Shredder. :confused:
SOFTDEV Luck in life always exists in the form of an abstract class that cannot be instantiated directly and needs to be inherited by hard work and dedication.
