Wipe a drive
This page was last updated on July 18, 2009.
Use the drive manufacturer’s software
Go to the hard drive manufacturer’s web site and download the software they have for wiping their drives.
Use the shred command
This will write random data to the disk, then fill it with zeros.
- Boot with the Live CD.
- Type this command in a teminal:
shred -z XXXX
Note: Replace XXXX with your drive. Examples: hda1 or sda1.
- For more information, type this command in a terminal window:
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man shred
Obligatory Happy Ending
And they all lived happily ever after. The end.
