<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server"> <style></style> </head> <body> <div> <div>How valuable is that drive?</div> <div>If you really want to be sure any data is not recoverable, use a power drill on the platter, and buy another one.</div> <div><br> </div> <div style="border:none; border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding:3.0pt 0 0 0"> <div><br> <b>From: </b>"Noah" <<a href="mailto:noah-list@enabled.com">noah-list@enabled.com</a>><br> <b>Date:</b> Saturday, 26 September 2020 at 01:49:24<br> <b>To: </b>"Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> speeding up hard drive wipe</div> </div> <br> </div> <font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <div class="PlainText">Hi there,<br> <br> I am using the wipe binary to erase a drive. My hard dive is a 6TB SATA <br> drive sitting in an USB drive box.<br> <br> $ sudo wipe -q /dev/sdc<br> Okay to WIPE 1 special file ? (Yes/No) yes<br> <br> The UI is telling me that it will take over 10 weeks to complete one <br> round of WIPE.<br> <br> Any clues how to speed this up?<br> <br> The following DD command took a few hours.<br> dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdc bs=4k<br> <br> Cheers<br> <br> -- <br> ubuntu-users mailing list<br> ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a><br> </div> </span></font><br> Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het elektronisch verzenden van berichten. <br> <br> This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. </body> </html>