im currently using webroot to erase m y hdd, i have started the gutmann method (35 passes) and it will take 13244 hrs and 13 mins.......................is there a quicker and easier method as im not sure i have 18months to sit by my pc, how many passes will it take to make all data irretrievable? cheers toca
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im currently using webroot to erase m y hdd, i have started the gutmann method (35 passes) and it will take 13244 hrs and 13 mins.......................is there a quicker and easier method as im not sure i have 18months to sit by my pc, how many passes will it take to make all data irretrievable? cheers toca
thats a bit extreme. 1 pass is enough to erase a hard drive, but if you want to wipe it clean with no chance of recovering data then 3 Passes (DOD) should work.
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lol is 3 really enough, thought if they offered 35 then it was the way forward
compdoc 3
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yeah 3 is supposed to be department of defense standards.
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cheers
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