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safeerase by O&amp;O software
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Here's a another one that I've used.... <br />
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<a href="http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.html" rel="ugc">http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.html</a><br />
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Here's a another one that I've used....

http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.html [http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.html]



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agreed with the above, but for most the zero fill of the manufs diag is good enough too.<br />
Dban and the others run VERY long.<br />
Pick your choice : <a href="http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287" rel="ugc">http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287</a>
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agreed with the above, but for most the zero fill of the manufs diag is good enough too.
Dban and the others run VERY long.
Pick your choice : http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 [http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287]

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Thanks guys. Read all posts &amp;&nbsp;links and DBAN ticks my boxes.<br />
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Jell<br />

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Thanks guys. Read all posts & links and DBAN ticks my boxes.

Jell


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Hi All,<br />
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The company I work for is selling part of it's IS infrastructure to the highest commercial bidder. This could well turn out to be a competitor and so to 'tick' the risk-assessments etc. I have to come up with a way of formatting the server HDs beyond all economical data recovery.<br />
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Are there any tools that would do this? Preferrably free-ware, but would consider paying for a tool if it's the only option. <br />
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Or, is replacing all server HDs the only way to truly 'tick' the box?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
Jell<br />

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Hi All,

The company I work for is selling part of it's IS infrastructure to the highest commercial bidder. This could well turn out to be a competitor and so to 'tick' the risk-assessments etc. I have to come up with a way of formatting the server HDs beyond all economical data recovery.

Are there any tools that would do this? Preferrably free-ware, but would consider paying for a tool if it's the only option. 

Or, is replacing all server HDs the only way to truly 'tick' the box?

Thanks

Jell


Deep delete of HDs

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.