Wiping HDD

Teny · 02-13-2011, 10:53 PM

I'm getting a new replacement drive from Sony soon (I hope), and I will need to send my old one back. What are some recommended programs/software that wipes the HDD completely to the point where nobody can recover any files or information.

I was thinking of using the WD diagnostic "write zero" thing. Should I just run it once, or should I run it multiple times? If more than once, then how many?

**celegorm** · 02-13-2011, 11:36 PM

My preferred utility is Dirk's Boot and Nook (DBAN) but I've heard good things about kill disk too. The write-zero thing is essentially formatting which might not be as through as you wish.

Teny · 02-14-2011, 01:26 AM

Should I run DBAN once? Or multiple times?

**celegorm** · 02-14-2011, 09:16 AM

DBAN covers a drive multiple times in one run so you should be good doing it once.