Software For Securely Deleting Data

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  1. Posts : 471
    W7 Professional x64
       #11

    wizkid said:
    Hi. WebMattR

    how long on average would you say Darik's Boot and Nuke takes to complete ?
    I'm actually unaware. I've never sat and watched it. I usually turn it on, and then check on it the next day. I'd say at least 12-18 hours, depending on the size of the drive?
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  2. Posts : 30
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #12

    Looking back on your problem in retrospect perhaps the best thing to have done if the data stored was not a substantial volume of the disk would have been to partition the drive after your data and just have wiped the first partition. Since you were using it to backup data it would have been written sequencially and would not have been fragmented. A defrag program like Defraggler would show where the data was on the disk. With a smaller amount to erase then a more secure method could have been employed but stilll take less time. It is often the case when erasing data that this will happen especially now that very large drives are being used.
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  3. Posts : 15
    Windows 7
       #13

    I always use Eraser. Great tool for removing files that you don't want the authorities to find.
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  4. Posts : 269
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #14

    Hi,

    I decided to use DBAN on an spare Hard Drive that I have and no longer use and which I am looking at selling on. I went for the 3 passes option and left it running over night I have checked this morning and the following screen has appeared saying that DBAN completed on the drive okay but then it mentions errors underneath it. I assume this is not right?

    Edit - I checked the drive in Windows and its showing as unallocated space so it looks like it completed okay?


    Please can someone advise

    Thanks
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  5. Posts : 269
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #15

    Sorry to bump this thread but I still need help in solving the issue with DBAN.

    Thanks
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  6. Posts : 471
    W7 Professional x64
       #16

    Well, the guide on their website says to run it again, and see if it produces the errors twice. I'd say that, if the drive wiped successfully, it isn't worth worrying about. :)
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  7. Posts : 269
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #17

    Hi,

    Thanks for your response,

    I decided to run DBAN again and here is a screenshot of how things are looking at the moment.
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  8. Posts : 471
    W7 Professional x64
       #18

    Thanks for the update! Post back on if it has any troubles, and we'll go from there. :)
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  9. Posts : 269
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #19

    Hi WebbMattR

    Thanks for your response,

    I checked the results this morning and its still saying that it completed but then it shows errors underneath the results. I checked the hard drive again in windows and it showed again as unallocated space and it asks me to choose either GBT or MBR as the partition table so I think that it has wiped it okay.
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  10. Posts : 471
    W7 Professional x64
       #20

    Well, I'd say that if it says it succeeded, and it ran twice, your drive should be blank.
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