how to permanently delete data from hdd

[-={MINDFREAK}=-]

hello friends,
i want to know that how we can permanently delete erase data from hdd because i am going to sale my portable hdd to some. So i want to permanently erase all data from hdd that someone can't recover data from hdd in future.

Regards,
MindFreak

 

[manxman]

Big Bloody nail through the middle

 

[Loonycgb2]

http://www.dban.org/download

this cd has a built in government erase method as most people call it 7-pass format..

Say your hdd is 100mb if you want to do a 7-pass erase.. Instead of doing a quick format you would do the long full format..

It will write 0's into your entire hdd space and then repeat 7 times until all data is physically removed...

 

[upnorth]

Test this if you like:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17uSgkisSs[/ame]

Good luck... (y)


/UpNorth

 

[ShareShiz]

just do a basic format.. they are probably to stupid to find out how to recover data.

 

[HotNiche]

just get "hirens-bot" cd.

there is an app that format it in a special way

 

[-={MINDFREAK}=-]

@HN
which app???

 

[Bharat]

Just Full format 3 or 2 times , it will be fully erased..

 

[missingplugin]

Don't forget to Break the Partitions too... Also Low Level formatting/Zero Filling Drive will make impossible to recover the Data...Hiren's Boot CD has got the app OR google it, you will find many tools...but Remember it will take LONG time to do that, depending on your HDD Size.

 

[roxorlol]

the best soft is Blanko

 

[mahjong]

format the drive, than fill it with some unnecessary data (i think h2testw can do this for you) overwriting the old partitions, then when the disc is full, format it again. This should do the trick.

 

[infernohuman]

Crush it :D

Or use TuneUp for it...

But i still think crushin it si much faster approach...
And I dont see why would any1 want to recover your deleted data... ppl are buying disk to put their own data, not to recover some1 elses

 

[tut2tut]

ms dos format

 

[mastypk]

use some Wipe software

 

[iHate]

format the drive, than fill it with some unnecessary data (i think h2testw can do this for you) overwriting the old partitions, then when the disc is full, format it again. This should do the trick.

Do what mahjong said, but repeat the process 3 - 4 times.

 

[Sp32]

You can just remove the current partition and then install a new one on your drive?

 

[HotNiche]

or... format with a linux "stand alone" system.

 

[-={MINDFREAK}=-]

format the drive, than fill it with some unnecessary data (i think h2testw can do this for you) overwriting the old partitions, then when the disc is full, format it again. This should do the trick.

you are telling me to first format hdd than fill the hdd with 300gb data and than again format it.....lol

 

[HotNiche]

i don't have one here but there is a couple of tools on hirensboot that will do the job, or install linux...

 

[iHate]

you are telling me to first format hdd than fill the hdd with 300gb data and than again format it.....lol

Reason i also suggested this is because once you delete something
a trace of it is still left on your HDD once you write over it and reformat
again the trace is nearly gone that why i say repeat a few times to make
sure 100% there is no trace.

Enjoy.