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RE: null
Just a silly question that i am sure has been answered elseware.

Rather than erase a drive would it not be quicker and better to just fdisk and reformat

I was under the impression that fdisk would make any information usless

thanks
dave
Posted by: oldleftwinger   Posted on: 11/12/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Nice tool, but not as much fun...  agohige | 11/12/07
For even more fun...  nds0601 | 11/12/07
RE: null  oldleftwinger | 11/12/07
FDISK  Jaytmoon | 11/12/07
fdisk  oldleftwinger | 11/12/07
Fdisk  snixon@... | 11/13/07
Delpart  dbucyk@... | 11/13/07
Fdisk won't cut it  DOSlover | 11/12/07
Bulk HD Eraser  Jaytmoon | 11/12/07
Not enough  Larry the Security Guy | 11/12/07
With all due respect .... BS  Watzman@... | 11/12/07
"Nuking" an old hard drive  bfilipiak@... | 11/12/07
RE: Bulk Eraser issues..  tjdadj | 11/12/07
why not just...  lostarchitect | 11/12/07
oops, meant to reply to story, not message (n/t)  lostarchitect | 11/12/07
use a microscope  conchchowder | 11/12/07
Wrong reason ...  Watzman@... | 11/12/07
I "bulk erase" drives with my Scout rifle  critic-at-arms | 11/12/07
Free secure erase alternative  D. T. Schmitz | 11/12/07
Erasure by puncture  Dave K in Minneapolis | 11/12/07
The wrong solution in most cases ...  Watzman@... | 11/12/07
How to REALLY erase a hard drive  M.R. Kennedy | 11/12/07
DBAN - nuff said.  binaryspiral | 11/14/07

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