Erase Hard Drive

[waynejkruse10]

yeah, using the xp setup is quite easy, there are other ways of formatting, one is called a "low leval" format and that secure erases all your data and overwrites data many times. Thats how i see it, i might be wrong.

 

[Regulus]

just a question, why would you want to erase your HD? alot of spyware or something?

That and if things just get too crowded and everything is just messed up.

 

[jolancer]

yea it depends on if your just trying to reformat, or totally erase all tracess of data?

u could just do a quick format that will will delete the file system table, and essentally be erased, thats what i do.

but if your the CIA or FBI or what not, and u have info on your HD that needs to be terminated, youl have to write zero's to the disk.

Disk Wiping: http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3/asm/mbr/WIPE.html#LLF http://www.jetico.com/bcwipe.exe

 

[waynejkruse10]

good links jolancer, that clears up all the terminology

 

[jolancer]

lol yea, looks like i know what im doing, but in reality i dont have any experience with these HD programs, i just have a long list of bookmark links catagorized.

 

[PHATCC]

i tried using the WINDOWS disk but i still have files from my previous installation i want to completely erase EVERYTHING,just like having a brand new HD....what if u format NTFS to a FAT32 will that erase everything?..if so how do i do that?

 

[waynejkruse10]

NTFS is better than Fat32, the Windows Disk formatting is good enough to do what you want to do.

 

[KB3JUV]

www.killdisk.com

 

[TheMajor]

Active@ Killdisk and BCwipe are good. I don't think a low-level format will destroy the data.

 

[jolancer]

PHATCC - the windows CD will completely erase everything, just by choosing 'Quick format'. u must of just reinstalled windows, witch would only change system files, not your custom files. I havnt formatted in a long time, so i dont remember the specific buttons, but just read the directions that pop's up, and it tells u how to do everything.

if it doesnt ask u to boot from the CD-rom at startup, u may need to go into Bios, and change your CD-rom to first in the Boot order.