Questions tagged [wipe]
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How to wipe a USB hard drive
I have a USB hard drive that I'm planning on donating. Before I donate it, however, I want to be sure that it has been completely and unrecoverably wiped of personal information.
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Wiping Deleted Directory Entries and Defragmenting Directories
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I guess I should clarify that that the goal is not to securely wipe data or wipe traces of activity. The goal is to defragment folders. It’s easier to understand what I want for those who are ...
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Securely format a hard drive [duplicate]
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Erasing data before selling a computer
I have just taken 8 old 250gb drives out of one of our servers.
I need to securely wipe all the data on these drives, before they are ...
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