sanitizing disc

[Pete Smout]

On 31/01/14 11:46, Karl Auer wrote:
> 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.
>
Hi,

Thanks Karl that's good to know and I'd never heard of shred before this 
post!

Pete S