Re: How "fully" erase external hard drive?

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry




Formatting will not remove your data. Use a zeroing utility.

'Darik's Boot and Nuke' (http://dban.sourceforge.net/)
'Eraser' (http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/)


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