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2. Gutmann method - Wikipedia

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   The Gutmann method is an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of computer hard disk drives, such as files.Devised by Peter Gutmann and Colin Plumb and presented in the paper Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory in July 1996, it involved writing a series of 35 patterns over the region to be erased.

3. Data erasure - Wikipedia

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   Overwriting programs that operate through the OS will not always perform a complete erasure because they cannot modify the contents of the hard drive that are actively in use by that OS. Because of this, many data erasure programs are provided in a bootable format, where you run off a live CD that has all of the necessary software to erase the ...

4. List of data-erasing software - Wikipedia

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   Eraser: Heidi Computers Limited GNU GPL v3: Windows: Yes external [7]? HDDerase: University of California, San Diego: Freeware: OS independent, based on DOS: No internal [8]? hdparm: Mark Lord BSD license: Linux: Yes internal [9] not directly supported without scripting nwipe: Martijn van Brummelen GNU GPL v2: Linux: Yes external Yes Parted_Magic

5. Darik's Boot and Nuke - Wikipedia

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   The Gutmann method, Quick Erase, DoD Short (3 passes), and DOD 5220.22-M (7 passes) are also included as options to handle data remanence. DBAN can be booted from a CD, DVD, USB flash drive or diskless using a Preboot Execution Environment. It is based on Linux and supports PATA (IDE), SCSI and SATA hard drives. DBAN can be configured to ...

6. Eraser (software) - Wikipedia

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   Eraser securely erases data by overwriting it such that the data is irrecoverable. [1] It supports a variety of data destruction standards, including British HMG IS5 (Infosec Standard 5), American DoD 5220.22-M , and the Gutmann method which features a 35-pass overwrite.

7. Trim (computing) - Wikipedia

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   Since an erase of the cells in the page is needed before it can be written to again, but only entire blocks can be erased, an overwrite will initiate a read-erase-modify-write cycle: [7] [12] the contents of the entire block are stored in cache, then the entire block is erased from the SSD, then the overwritten page(s) is written into the ...

8. 11 Things You Can Clean With a Magic Eraser—and 6 You ... - AOL

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   Cut larger erasers into smaller pieces for better grip and longer life. For most applications, slightly dampening the eraser will provide better results. Surfaces to Avoid Cleaning with Magic Erasers.

9. HDDerase - Wikipedia

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   HDDerase is a freeware utility that securely erases data on hard drives using the Secure Erase unit command built into the firmware of Parallel ATA and Serial ATA drives manufactured after 2001. [1] HDDerase was developed by the Center for Magnetic Recording Research at the University of California, San Diego. HDDerase is designed for command ...