sanitizing disc

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2014-01-31 at 09:30 +0000, Pete Smout wrote:
> >> been using so it has my files on it.  I am going to give the drive to
> >> a friend.  What is the best way to remove my files from the drive?

> > Alternatively, use "shred". This takes a long time, but
> To remove all traces of data on a disk use DBAN it is what the military 
> use when nuking their hdd's

This is exactly what shred does. By the way, there is no need to do
multiple passes any more, not unless you are extremely paranoid. One
pass writing random data is enough. Certainly enough for the OP's needs.

DBAN's only real extra feature is that it is automatic. Boot it and it
will wipe everything it can find. Not that useful for personal use.
shred gives you much more control - you can shred a single file, for
example.

Regards, K.

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