Recommend a free usb harddrive cleaner ?
04 July 2007, 12:50 PM
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Recommend a free usb harddrive cleaner ?
Selling a freecom 60GB usb harddrive and need to remove any remnants of files stored on it.
Any recommendations of suitable freeware ?
thanks in advance
Graham
Any recommendations of suitable freeware ?
thanks in advance
Graham
04 July 2007, 12:58 PM
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from within XP:
delete & create two smaller partitions & format both of them - not quick format.
That should do inless you have some really dodgey stuff on there.
delete & create two smaller partitions & format both of them - not quick format.
That should do inless you have some really dodgey stuff on there.
04 July 2007, 01:51 PM
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As i understand formatting a drive does not overwrite all data.
there are no special files on the drive just personal confidential / financial stuff i would prefer deleting completely, for this reason shredding or overwriting seems a safe method. Anybody any first hand experience of any of these programs?
Graham
there are no special files on the drive just personal confidential / financial stuff i would prefer deleting completely, for this reason shredding or overwriting seems a safe method. Anybody any first hand experience of any of these programs?
Graham
04 July 2007, 02:22 PM
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Google = Active@ Kill Disk Hard Drive Eraser. Low Level Format.
Free version will write 0's which should be fine.
Free version will write 0's which should be fine.
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