Full Format Hard Drive

[lightshow]

My hard drive has been messing up and I'm sending it back. Before I do, I want to erase the entire thing clean.

I was looking at this program Data Eraser by Ontrack (http://www.ontrack.com/dataeraser/keyfeatures.asp)

What do you guys think? Think it will do the job?

[TheFilePirater]

wat kind of hard drive??

[Marius24]

Originally posted by lightshow@23 November 2003 - 23:48
My hard drive has been messing up and I'm sending it back. Before I do, I want to erase the entire thing clean.

I was looking at this program Data Eraser by Ontrack (http://www.ontrack.com/dataeraser/keyfeatures.asp)

What do you guys think? Think it will do the job?
in other words u want to clear your porn b4 u send it back ;)

[muchspl2]

bestcyrpt is the best

[DWk]

lol...why would u clean it? i mean..... unless you are ashamed of something (or scared of having illegal sh1t in there) i dont think you should format it...

[lightshow]

Its a maxtor 120GB, I just don't want to run the chance of having them look at all the il...porn i have.

Since they do have to hook it up and test it. Maybe im just paraniod

[NNels112]

just format it in dos

[supersonic]

yea just rewhoremate your fartdrive

use msdogs
Parameters:
Type:
format volume [/fs:filesystem] [/v:label] [/q] [/a:unitsize] [/c]

Value Description
volume Specifies the mount point, volume name, or drive letter of the drive you want to format. If you do not specify any of the following command-line options, format uses the volume type to determine the default format for the disk.
/fs:filesystem Specifies the file system to use FAT, FAT32, or NTFS. Floppy disks can use only the FAT file system.
/v:label Specifies the volume label. If you omit the /v command-line option or use it without specifying a volume label, format prompts you for the volume label after the formatting is completed. Use the syntax /v: to prevent the prompt for a volume label. If you format more than one disk by using one format command, all of the disks will be given the same volume label.
/q Performs a quick format. Deletes the file table and the root directory of a previously formatted volume but does not perform a sector by sector scan for bad areas. You should use the /q command-line option to format only previously formatted volumes that you know are in good condition.
/a:unitsize Specifies the cluster size, also known as allocation unit size, to use on FAT, FAT32, or NTFS volumes. Use one of the following values for unitsize. If unitsize is not specified, it will be chosen based on volume size. 512 Creates 512 bytes per cluster.
1024 Creates 1024 bytes per cluster.
2048 Creates 2048 bytes per cluster.
4096 Creates 4096 bytes per cluster.
8192 Creates 8192 bytes per cluster.
16K Creates 16 kilobytes per cluster.
32K Creates 32 kilobytes per cluster.
64K Creates 64 kilobytes per cluster.

/c NTFS only. Files created on the new volume will be compressed by default.

[james_bond_rulez]

it's very simple, just use partition magic 7 or 8 to securely erase every partitions on that hdd

you'll be fine :lol:

[4play]

most hardware vendors give out medium level formatting tools for there drives these will work pretty well at destroying everything on the drive.

tech tv dark tips (http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/darktips/story/0,24330,3547954,00.html)

there are a few fun ways to destroy your data there.

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

write zeros to the drive, low level format

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Mïcrösöül°V³@24 November 2003 - 04:05
write zeros to the drive, low level format
yep

[john54321]

Stick with Ontrack Dataerase, I've used it before. On a 120 Gb hard drive it will take a while, but its very thorough.

Just formating the drive wont get rid of your porn, it can easily be restored. Formating just erases the references to the files not the files themselves.

You should always use software like this to securely erase your drive if you have personally identifiable stuff on your computer and not just for getting rid of porn.

If you use internet banking, or have typed letters with peoples names and addresses on them or even have photos of yourself or family members, its better to be sure no one you dont know can get hold of them without your consent.