Difference between D ban and Diskpart commands

Can someone give me an idea as to whats the best way to go to wipe my system clean that's very thorough but is faster than D ban .

Thank you

DBAN writes all 0s to the drive. Formatting does not. That's why DBAN takes as long as it does. All formatting does is it essentially just replaces the Master File Table with a blank one in the specified format. This makes the drive appear to be empty to an operating system. Now of course, this doesn't explain why formatting can take a long time. You see, the longer format (a.k.a. "full format") is simply the Quick Format plus a thorough scan for errors. So, the longer format is good to use on an old drive, or a drive that you might suspect need such a scan. A quick format is for a drive that's known to be good but you just want it to look like an empty drive again.

The only time it's good to use a program like DBAN is when you're selling your drive and the buyer will be someone you don't know and therefore can't trust. So if you're just going to be reusing the drive, then just format it with the Quick Format and then you'll be all set.

By it's very nature a program like DBAn is going to be slow. Speed is almost entirely dependent on drive performance and there really isn't much a program can do about it. All such programs will take much the same time to complete.

I would take it even further and say that if you're going to be reusing the drive (as opposed to selling it or giving it away or even trashing it), then the Quick Format is more than good enough.

Layback Bear said:

That is true TwoCables unless you have had a infection that might be hiding and could be activated with a fresh install.

Even after formatting? I mean, I know formatting doesn't touch the data, but still I don't know this yet.

I know, so I guess I'm wondering how it could be activated.

Edit: Nevermind. I Googled in a few different ways and yes it's true: formatting is not a guarantee. For example: the virus could reside in the boot sector.