Questions tagged [wipe]
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what is the fastest way to erase/wipe hard drive? [duplicate]
I have a 1T usb 2.0 portable hard drive that I need to get rid of.
I didn't know it's such a pain to get it wiped!
Tried Eraser, 1 pass(psuedorandom) by default took 18 hours.
Tried Western Digital'...
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Wipe luks partition in pre-boot
I have a machine running CentOS7 whose primary partition is encrypted via crypt-setup / luks; I am prompted for my encryption password on boot.
This is a machine that is to be turned over to another ...
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Securely erase empty disk space on a Win 3.1 / DOS 6.22 system with builtin tools
I have a retro laptop from 1994, an IBM Thinkpad 340, which I want to give away, but first want to securely erase its deleted files.
The system contains both a GUI and CLI undelete application, which ...
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HPA and DCO on eMMC disk?
I bought a used Tablet (Pokini Tab A8, should be identical with: Aavamobile Inari 8, Fujitsu Stylistic V535, Wortmann TERRA PAD 885 INDUSTRY, Bressner TOUCAN Mobile 8.3", TETRATAB Casepad 8 and TAROX ...
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Where is data written to on a hard drive after a wipe?
I just used the "windows media creation tool" on a 1TB HD, and my drive was mistakenly wiped in the process. I did not read the warnings when using "windows media creation tool," so tried to use a ...
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SDelete: where to get the physical disk number from?
Until recently, I have deleted hard disks this way:
Delete all partitions in Windows
Create a single partition for the whole drive
Assign a drive letter
Run sdelete -z with the drive letter
New ...
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How to wipe and reinstall Centos remotely?
Long story short, I removed the default python version Centos 6.8 comes with, and now Yum is broken. At this point, it seems best to completely try again.
In light of this, how can I wipe the ...
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How strong of a magnet would be needed to mess up this hardware?
I just bought a magnetic dry erase board that also came with 2 small magnets. I intend to carry these items everyday in my backpack alongside my laptops and my phone. Some days, I will have my Lenovo ...
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Can I stop cipher from wiping free space right after writing 0x00?
Can I stop the cipher utility from wiping free space on a large drive just after it finishes writing 0x00?
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Can I wipe a password reset disk?
Say I made a password reset disk. However, I found it best not to exist, I remember my password quite well. Now, how do I make sure that Windows doesn't prompt "Reset password", make the disk blank, ...
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How can I securely wipe an SSD? [duplicate]
One of our clients is asking for DOD-7 Pass Erase method for SSD's.
We tried wiping an SSD 256 GB (Samsung Make) via Tabernus lan, but it's taking too much time.
Please guide me how to wipe the SSD ...
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How to wipe an Asus laptop and not lose the Windows product key?
How do I wipe my Asus laptop without losing the Windows product key?
The machine was originally 8.1, now it's 10.
Where can I find this key? Should I make a backup of the recovery partition? If yes, ...
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how to erase sensitive data "permanently" if hd broken and cannot do full random overwrite?
I purchased a broken hard drive. I copied some of my movies on it. It is broken now. I want to send it back to the factory.
I wanted to permanently delete all my files with "Sdelete" secure tool. ...
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Why should we wipe disks multiple times? [duplicate]
There exists various ways of destroying the data on a disk. Even simple wipes differ, some disk utilities give these options:
Format (does not actually wipe)
Wipe 1 time with zero
Wipe 1 time with ...
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Erase disk without inserting media
I have remote access to a Windows 7 machine. I would like to erase the hard disk of that machine. I do not have the ability to insert boot media (CD, DVD, USB sticks, ...).
How can I overwrite all ...
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