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[Mr Skrunts]

So as I continue with sorting out my home I have now come come accross a load of hard drives IDE, SCSI & Sata.  Some I have aquired other were bought and used it my own computers over the years.

Having never sold any of my machines I have one or 2 kicking arround .  the problem I have is the data that was/is stored on them, mainly personal details and spread sheets with bank details on them etc.

Formatting will remove items to clear space but as most of us know this information can be retrieved.

I am after (Free) software if possible that will destroy all old data permanantly so I can scrap /or sell the drives and move on.

[Nick W]

If you're going to scrap them, pile them in an old saucepan or baking tray and give them 1/2 hour on the BBQ.

[Mr Skrunts]

Some are good enough & large enough to move on.

[zirk]

If your going to scrap them rather than donate them just bend them in half, ie put them at an angle against a wall or kerb then use your heal of your foot or a club hammer.

If you want to donate them, there are plenty of free Secure HD Format tools out there, your basically looking for a Government Wipe Standard, something that will automatically wipe, rewrite them wipe again to a minimum of doing this at least 3 times in one hit.

[dave the builder]

something like Diskwipe clicky
with DOD (department of defence ) type algorithm  Dod 5220-22.M
writes zero's first pass, 1's second pass and random characters 3 pass

[Mr Skrunts]

free Secure HD Format tools out there, your basically looking for a Government Wipe Standard, something that will automatically wipe, rewrite them wipe again to a minimum of doing this at least 3 times in one hit.

Would be ideal

Wether I sell/donate/give away or scrap I still want to clear the drives for my own piece of mind.

[Jimbob]

I use diskwipe on the HMG setting.

Takes hours per drive.

[Sir Tigger KC]

This should do it!

[STEMO]

I've got a couple of the lads old tower pcs in the shed. Hopefully they'll rust out before I get around to dumping them. 

[deviator]

There is a CD image you can download called UBCD (Ultimate Boot CD) well worth having a copy laying around as it contains loads of useful tools.

For drive wiping, I like Darik's Boot & Nuke. You can simultaneously wipe multiple drives with multiple passes.

Basically connect only drives you want to wipe to a PC, boot off the CD, select Boot & Nuke, change number of passes to whatever you want and leave it to wipe.