Rick Vanover recently profiled two disk-wiping solutions and detailed how they work with a series of screenshots. Which tools would you like to know more about? Rick Vanover profiled two different ...

When it comes to disposing of old hard drives, simply erasing your files or reformatting the drive alone is not enough to ensure your privacy. In this age of rampant ID theft, it is more important ...

Deleting a file on a computer rarely means it is gone. On traditional hard drives and many solid-state drives, what disappears from view often lingers in the background, recoverable with the right ...

Whether you've replaced your computer's hard drive or are getting rid of an entire computer, it's important to wipe the old hard drive. Employing a hard drive wipe utility helps to ensure that ...

I use http://www.heidi.ie/node/6 for free space wipe within windows. If not running within windows I'd use a linux live cd, although I don't think this meets your gpl ...

Joensuu, Finland, September 10, 2012 – Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, has announced its acquisition of DBAN disk wiping software from GEEP, a global e-waste ...

My faithful standby, Darik's Boot & Nuke, apparently doesn't support SATA disks; apparently that little gem was yanked to make the for-pay version actually worth buying. Even stepping back to an old ...

In brief: Windows users looking to run Microsoft's Intune disk wipe function might want to reconsider. Microsoft MVP Rudy Ooms recently discovered that performing a remote or local wipe on Windows 10 ...