Re: [LINUX_Newbies]

I've heard the hammer technique works well. As does the drill technique. I
hope that if I erase them that someone can use them. They are in the 40 GB
range so not completely useless.

Roy

2009/11/28 Glenn Sheppard <glenn596658@yahoo.com>

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> --- On Fri, 11/27/09, Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com <linuxcanuck%40gmail.com>>
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> From: Roy <linuxcanuck@gmail.com <linuxcanuck%40gmail.com>>
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> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com <LINUX_Newbies%40yahoogroups.com>
> Received: Friday, November 27, 2009, 5:27 AM
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> I have some old hard drives to get rid of but first want to wipe them
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> clean. I keep on hearing reports of them ending up in Africa where data
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> mining and identity theft is occurring. What is the best way to go about
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> this with Linux?
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> 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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