Indeed they do--kinda like the Microsoft disk formatting routine that hasn't been changed in ages, hunh? 8:)
David
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> Thanks to all the disks are wiped. Some of these techniques take time....
> lots of time.
>
> Roy
>
> 2009/11/30 dbneeley <dbneeley@..
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> >
> >
> > If that were adequate, the government standard would not call for
> > overwriting every sector multiple times.
> >
> > A single overwrite is not sufficient against sophisticated techniques.
> > Multiple overwrites, using multiple characters, is required to be completely
> > sure.
> >
> > I was in a warehouse owned by a disk drive manufacturer many years ago when
> > they got back the drives the government had leased---completely disassembled
> > and the disks from many drives scattered, making physical reconstruction of
> > indivdividual drives practically impossible. That was after having wiped
> > them with secure erasure techniques involving seven separate overwrites.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@
> > "Mr.Jagadeesh Malakannavar" <mn_jagadeesh@
> > >
> > > using dd fill your harddrive with 0. That could be one of the best way I
> > think.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ____________
> > > From: Glenn Sheppard <glenn596658@
> >
> > > To: LINUX_Newbies@
> > > Sent: Sun, November 29, 2009 9:07:10 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 11/27/09, Roy <linuxcanuck@ gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Roy <linuxcanuck@ gmail.com>
> > > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies]
> > > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Received: Friday, November 27, 2009, 5:27 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have some old hard drives to get rid of but first want to wipe them
> > >
> > > clean. I keep on hearing reports of them ending up in Africa where data
> > >
> > > mining and identity theft is occurring. What is the best way to go about
> > >
> > > this with Linux?
> > >
> > > Roy
> > >
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> > > Since I have heard so many horror stories about old hard drives and
> > personal data I "wipe" all my old hard drives by taking them to my workshop
> > and wiping them with a hammer and then throwing them in the trash! I
> > purchased a used hard drive from a computer second hand store once and it
> > wasn't even formatted! I installed it and all the previous users programs
> > and data were still there for anyone to see. I immediately reformatted the
> > drive and installed my OS (PCLinuxOS) but personally I will not let any
> > drive that I have used be resold. It's not worth risking your hard earned
> > money and your credit rating for a few dollars.
> > >
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