Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Of course it all depends on why the drive needs to be erased. You may add more categories:
I am interested in option #5 because I am helping refine a wonderful Mac file copy utility and need to be certain that any files found "out of place" came from some "leakage" in the software's sorting process and not my previously used hard disk drive.
So what do you think is sufficient?
Numbers of passes writing new data and are zeros sufficient? Would using random ASCII have advantages?
Asher
- Repurposing for new data
- Giving away of selling the computer of excess drives
- Cleaning up one's drive of unwisely saved sensitive correspondence or images
- Simple privacy concerns
- Having a pristine drive for new critical data
I am interested in option #5 because I am helping refine a wonderful Mac file copy utility and need to be certain that any files found "out of place" came from some "leakage" in the software's sorting process and not my previously used hard disk drive.
So what do you think is sufficient?
Numbers of passes writing new data and are zeros sufficient? Would using random ASCII have advantages?
Asher