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revil

10-29-2003, 04:40 PM

I'm selling a computer and i don't want people to access anything that was on it. is there a good program for erasing the contents of a harddrive?

coleslaw

10-29-2003, 04:42 PM

MaxBlast3 should allow you to write all 0s to the drive. I'm pretty sure that the utility will work on non-Maxtor drives.

revil

10-29-2003, 05:15 PM

well this is for scsi and ide drives.

Markel

10-29-2003, 05:23 PM

Here's a free "wipe" program:
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

mojo

10-30-2003, 02:59 AM

low level format should be good. but i'd feel safe enough with shred or a shred-like utility. in windows i'd use eraser (http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/).

Markel

10-30-2003, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by mojo
in windows i'd use eraser (http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/).
That's what I just said. ;) (same program, different path)