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From: Rikard Johnels
Hans defaber wrote:
What is the best (easiest) way to overwrite old harddisks with random garbage ?
Have a look at shred - 'man shred' will explain how to use it...
Jim
If you are to toss the drive: Use a 10 mm drill . Just make a couple of holes thru the whole case and you are done. Fast, secure and cheep... I've done that procedure at work where a bank left some workstations to be disposed of. A nice 10 mm drill, redecorate the case to resemble a swiss cheese.. and presto! Nothing is getting of THAT drive in a hurry... I prefer a more traditional approach: a) drop it in a bucket of water (better yet add some bleach) and leave it there for a few days b) after the BBQ roasting is over, grill the drive directly on the charcoal c) if in a hurry, there's no limit to the usefulness of the good old Smith & Wesson. Good practice opportunity too! Vahe ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org